Duke of Veragua

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The Duke of Veragua is a hereditary Spanish noble title historically associated with the descendants of Christopher Columbus and linked to territories in the Americas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Veragua canonical 5
1st Duke of Veragua 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish noble title
associatedDynasty Habsburg Spain
associatedWith Christopher Columbus
Casa de Colón
surface form: House of Colón
coatOfArmsFeatures elements referencing Christopher Columbus
symbols of maritime exploration
continentOfLinkedTerritories America
continentOfOrigin Europe
country Spain
createdBy Charles I of Spain
culturalAssociation Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

Spanish colonial history
hasHeraldry coat of arms of the Dukes of Veragua
hasHonor Grandeza de España
hasStyle The Most Excellent
historicalBasis Capitulations of Santa Fe
agreements between the Crown of Castile and Christopher Columbus
historicalSignificance one of the few titles directly tied to Columbus’s lineage
inheritanceType hereditary succession
jurisdictionOrigin Crown of Castile
languageOfTitle Spanish
laterAssociatedDynasty Bourbon Spain
legalSystem Spanish nobiliary law
linkedTitle Admiral of the Ocean Sea
Duke of la Vega
Marquess of Jamaica
linkedToTerritory Veragua
territories in the Americas
monarchAtCreation Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
nobilityType hereditary title
nobleHierarchy Grandee of Spain
nobleRank duke
notableFamilyName Colón
originalGrantee Luis Colón de Toledo
originalGranteeRelation grandson of Christopher Columbus
peerage Spanish nobility
recognizedBy Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown
recognizedIn Boletín Oficial del Estado
surface form: Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spain)
regionHistoricallyAssociated Caribbean
Central America
subclassOf Spanish dukedom
symbolicConnection legacy of Christopher Columbus
titleHolderFamily Cristóbal Colón de Toledo
surface form: Colón de Carvajal

Colón de Larreátegui
titleNature honorific
territorial
titleStatus extant
traditionalAddress Excelentísimo Señor
surface form: Excelentísimo Señor Duque de Veragua

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diego Columbus nobleTitle Duke of Veragua
Columbus family hasTitle Duke of Veragua
Columbus family title Duke of Veragua
subject surface form: Luis Colón de Toledo
this entity surface form: 1st Duke of Veragua
Luis Colón de Toledo nobleTitle Duke of Veragua
Luis Colón de Toledo positionHeld Duke of Veragua