Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-06

water. He was an earnest student OF
navigation and was q famous naviga-
to-, whose experiences formed some OF
the story telling Of the daughter at
the convent.
| The sisters and priests were aston
ished at her comprehension Of worldly
affairs, especially geography. Inquiry
brought from her lips a glowing ac-
count of her companionship with her
father how he constantly taught her
regarding the latest discoveries along
the coast lines and some Of the strange
new notions of the worlds circumfer-
ence.
She related how anxiously she await
ed the return of her father from these
voyages Of adventure, commerce and
discovery and that her mother was
equally interested in the fascinating
tales Of the husband and eagerly
sought to have Felipa informed on the
the progress and skill Of the beloved
sailor dad. She was better informed
on some features of geography that
we're her teachers, and her ideas were
often at variance with the accepted
thought and belief.
Every one at the convent was deep
ly interested in this bright and beau
| tiful girl At the church of this same
community there worshipped young
and to all appearances ordinary chap.
la1 IL, thn h
| ridiculed idea that the world was
| round In turn ne ridiculed the theories
| of monsters of the deep and the horri-
flying tales of demons of the Atlantic
that devoured ships and men.
Thus this youth, Columbus, who was
preaching outside of the convent the
same ideas as were being advanced in
the convent walls by Felipa, attracted
the attention of all. One Of the COM
rades of Felipa, noticing him continu-
ously at mass, remarked to her: You
are seeking to be in love. Why don't
you get acquainted with that young
Christoval Colon the Spanish way Of
spelling the name Christopher Colum-
bus)? AS you have the same ideas as
to the world, you likely have the same
notions as to love-"
Il think your suggestion Is worthy Of
consideration" said F'elipa. He is in
dustrious, as he is continually inter-
esting the patrons Of the church in the
purchase of his maps, and we can
make believe we wish one, and possi-
bly, our curious visitors acquaintance
can be cultivated"
The candles were blown out and the
students were soon in dreamland
sIql MouJo slunoooe sql eIe snoIIe
young couple were brought together
but at any rate after a while they
were married. Here, too, we find evil
dence Of the distinction of the Colum
bus family.
Felpa was of noble parentage, her
father belonging to great family Of
the nobility of northern Italy, and it
was uncommon for a woman Of such
eminent family connections to enter
into marriage, with as has been said,
a Columbus of lowly and unheraldic
ancestry Columbus did possess a coat
of arms, and after he had married this
distinguished girl she had the Colum-
bian shield, as well as her own, mar
shaled on one union shield, as evidenc-
ed in the engraving I found relating to
her ancestry.
This marriage meant much to Co.
lumbus, since he not only received a
royal helpmate but came into posses
outlines which were the property of
his father in law, BartholommesPeres-
trello, the nobleman.
These new possessions and the help
us the new world than did the jewels
Of Isabella. Even If the queen had re-
fused to help him, with his persever-
ance and his defiant nature, he would
have continued to seek for aid, since
the dying words of his wife urged him
on in the great crusade Of discovery.
His wife had borne him a son, who
was named Diego.
While Columbus never again mar
ried, he had a love affair with a wo-
man of noble birth. Her name was
Beatriz Enriequez, of Cordova, and to
this clandestine companionship was
born a son, named Fernando, on Au-
gust 29, 1887. The son became the his
torian of his famous father, and the
repeated instances where this biogra-
pher refers to his distinguished and
heraldic ancestry make it clear that
Columbus came from distinguished an
cestry. Four volumes he wrote about
his father are lost, but their transla-
tions remain. They may turn up some
day, and much valuable history viii!
be brought to light.
Possibly the most important heral-
die deduction relative to the coat-of-
arms of the Columbus family is based
on what transpired at the capital of
Spain on the return of Columbus from
his first voyage, when the kingdom he
represented was anxious to do him
honor and conferred upon him a coat
of-arms distinctly Spanish in charac-
ter. This heraldic shield consisted Of
five shields and not four, as has been
the description in all works and his
tories published Of Columbus. The first
fed represented a castle, the second
lion, the third some islands, the fourth
five anchors and the fifth represented
what historians have neglected to OBJ
serve or have been unable to account
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