Hernando Colón (1488–1539)

Born 1488 CE, died 1539 CE.

Ferdinand Columbus (Spanish: Fernando or Hernando Colón; Portuguese: Fernando Colombo; Italian: Fernando Colombo; 15 August 1488 – 12 July 1539) was a Spanish bibliographer and cosmographer, the second son of Christopher Columbus. His mother was Beatriz Enriquez de Arana, whom his father never married.

Text from the Wikipedia article Ferdinand_Columbus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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