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Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal, 18th Duke of Veragua

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The Duke of Veragua
The Duke of Veragua, 2011
Admiral of the Ocean Sea
Adelantado of the Indies
Assumed office
6 February 1986
MonarchsJuan Carlos I
Felipe VI of Spain
Prime MinisterFelipe González
Jose Maria Aznar
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Mariano Rajoy
Pedro Sánchez
Preceded by17th Duke of Veragua
Personal details
Born
Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal y Gorosábel

(1949-10-04) 4 October 1949 (age 75)
Madrid, Spain
SpouseIsabel Elena Mandalúniz y Castelo d'Ortega
Children
  • Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal y Mandalúniz
  • Ángel Santiago Colón de Carvajal y Mandalúniz
Parents
Alma materColegio del Pilar
ProfessionNaval officer
Military service
Branch/serviceSpanish Navy
RankCapitán de Fragata

Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal y Gorosábel, 18th Duke of Veragua, 17th Duke of la Vega, 19th Marquess of Aguilafuente, 16th Marquess of Jamaica, 20th Admiral of the Ocean Sea, GE, OIC (born 4 October 1949) is a Spanish nobleman, businessman and formerly an officer, helicopter pilot, and commander of a naval vessel in the Spanish Navy. He is a direct descendant of Christopher Columbus by way of Christopher's son, Diego. From Diego, Colón de Carvajal also holds the Duchy of Veragua since 1986. As the Duchy corresponds to the present-day Veraguas Province of the independent republic of Panama, Colón de Carvajal maintains close connections with Panamanian society, and serves on the advisory board of Petaquilla Minerals, a mining company.[1]

In 1986, Colón inherited from his father the 17th Duke of Veragua all of his titles after he was murdered by the Basque nationalist and separatist organization ETA.

In 2011, his additional title as Duke of la Vega was among many to be passed on to different successors, with the new Duke of la Vega being Colón's son, Ángel Santiago Colón de Mandalúniz.[2]

In 1992, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' landing on Hispaniola, Colón de Carvajal was co-designated Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade, alongside US Congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell.

References

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  1. ^ "Don Cristobal Colon de Carvajal Joins Advisory Board of Petaquilla Minerals Ltd". Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. May 10, 2012. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Real Carta de Sucesión
Spanish nobility
Preceded by Duke of la Vega
1986–2011
Succeeded by
Duke of Veragua
1986–present
Incumbent