Passaic City record., 1893-04-22


Don Cristobai Colon de la Corda, Duke de
Veragua, Marquis of Jamaica, and Admiral
and Adelantado Mayor Of the Indies, the
lineal descendant of Christopher Columbus
chief of the Worlds Fair Commission from
Spain, arrived at New York on the Ameri-
can Line steamship New York. He was met
there by Commander W. Dickius. United
States Navy, the official representative Of
this Government, and by the special COM
mittee of citizens appointed by Mayor Gll-
roy to receive the distinguished guest and
his suite, and extend to him the freedom OF
the city.
Besides the Duke there were on board his
wife. the Duchess: the Hon. Christobel Colon
Aguilera, the Hon. Carlos Aguilera and the
Hon. Maria del Pillar Colon y Aguilera, the
Dukes brother; the Marquis Barballes and
his son and the Hon. Pedro Colon Agull-
era.
The Duke of Veragua camo here as the
guest of the American Nation at the invita-
ton of Congress to be present at the open
ing of the Worlds Fair in Chicago. He was
welcomed to the United States by three
different committees.
The first represented the Nation, the Sec
ond the city of New York and the third
committee of Spanish Americans. Besides
these there were members of the CltIz ems
COMMITTEES and the Honorary Reception
Committee.
The first person to greet the Duke on his
arrival at Quarantine was the repres enta-
tive of the Fe1eral Government Comman-
der Francis W. Dickins. U. S. N, who was
accompanied by his wife. He delivered au
address in Spanish to the Duke.
The Duke replied briefly in Spanish,
thanking the United States Government for
the display of its courtesy on benalf OF him.
self, his family and the Spanish Nation.
An address was also delivered by General
Horace Porter in French, presenting the
Duke with the freedom of the city. The
Duke in low, clear voice, replied briefly IN
French. The party were taken to the Wal
dorf in carriages.
The Duchess is tall, well-formed woman
of perhaps forty years, with round, pleas
ant face and dark features. The Duke is
little, dark man of about forty-hve years.
He wears closely clipped whiskers.
His daughter the Hon. Maria del Pillar
Colon Aquilera, has a slender figure, dark
complexion and very dark eyes and hair. The
Hon. Christobel Colon Aquiera is a sturdy
boy of sixteen.
The Duke OF Veragua, Marquis of ia
maica and Admiral and Adelantado Mayor
of the Indies was born in Madrid in 1887.
He is the eleventh in descent from Chris =
topher Columbus. genealogical tree OF
the descendants of Columbus shows that the
line of descent Is as follows: flrSG-lrlsC.
obel Colon. discoverer of the New World
and First Admiral of the Indies, married
Phillippa Moniz Second-Their son, Diego
Colon married Marie de Toledo. Third
Cristobel Colon, Diego's son, married Anna
de Pavia. Fourth-Their daughter Fran
cisca Colon-this being the first break in
the male line of desc.nt-marrled Diego
Ortegon. Fifth-Their daughter, Josefa
Ortegon, married F. de Paz de la Serna.
Sixth-The issue of this marriage was again
a daughter, Josefa de Paz de la Serna y
Ortegon. who married Martin Larreategui.
Seventh-Toeir son, Diego Larreategui. y
de Paz de Serna, married into the Carvajal
family. Eighth Francisco de Larreategu',
the offspring by their marriage, married
into the Anguilo family. NinJh-ln this
generation their son, Pedro Isidore de Lar
reategui y Auguilo married into the jim
enez de Embrun family. Tenth
Mariana de Larreategui y Jim
enez de Embrun married daugh-
ter of the Ramirez de Baquedano family.
Eleventh-Pedro de Larreategui Ramirez
de Baquedano married into the de la Cerda
! family. Twelfth-We have as Columous's
| eleventh direct descendant the present Duke
| de Veragua or Cristobel de Laureategui
| de la Corda. who married into the family OF
Aguilera. A son was born to the Duke on
September 10, 1878, who is Christobei dc
Larreate2ui y Aguilera.