Person:Cristóbal Colón Y Aguilera (1)

12th Duke of Veragua, Marquis of Jamaica, 14th Admiral of the Indies.

Though he took no interest in politics, Duke Cristóbal was arrested late in 1936 by the Republican government. Though numerous Latin American countries offered to grant him refuge, his body later was found on the road in pajamas, presumably murdered by Republican agents.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Schoenrich, Otto. The Legacy of Christopher Columbus: Three Centuries of Disputes, Lawsuits, Struggles for Rewards and Inheritances, Brands by the Admiral of Aragón and Others, Spoliations by Sir Frances Drake and Others, Claims of Ilegitimates and Black Sheep, Resulting from the Discovery of America. (Glendale, California: A.H. Clark Co., 1949-50).