Cristóbal Colón, 14th Duke of Veragua

Admiral of the Ocean Sea
The Most Excellent
The Duke of Veragua
GE KOGF OCIII OVV
The Duke as Minister of the Navy
Admiral of the Ocean Sea
Admiral of the Indies
Adelantado of the Indies
In office
1871–1910
Monarch Amadeo I
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XIII
Preceded by 13th Duke of Veragua
Succeeded by 15th Duke of Veragua
Minister of Public Works
In office
21 January 1890 – 5 July 1890
Monarch Alfonso XIII
Prime Minister Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Preceded by Jose Álvarez de Toledo
Succeeded by Santos Isasa
Minister of the Navy
In office
6 March 1901 – 6 December 1902
Monarch Alfonso XIII
Prime Minister Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Preceded by José Ramos Izquierdo
Succeeded by Joaquin Sanchez de Toca
Personal details
Born Cristóbal Colón y de la Cerda
(1837-06-08)8 June 1837
Madrid, Spain
Died 30 August 1910(1910-08-30) (aged 73)
Madrid, Spain
Spouse(s)
Isabel Aguilera y Santiago de Perales ()
Children
  • María del Pilar Colón y Aguilera
  • Cristóbal Colón y Aguilera, 15h Duke of Veragua
  • Genaro Colón y Aguilera
Parents
  • Pedro Colón, 13th Duke of Veragua
  • María del Pilar de la Cerda y Gand-Villain
Profession Naval officer
Military service
Service/branch Spanish Navy
Rank Admiral

Admiral Cristóbal Colón y de la Cerda, 14th Duke of Veragua, 12th Marquess of Jamaica GE, KOGF, OCIII, OVV (8 June 1837 in Madrid – 30 October 1910 in Madrid), was a Spanish Minister of Public Works during the regency of Maria Christina of Austria and Minister of the Navy during the same period and during the reign of Alfonso XIII.

Biography

He was born in Madrid in 1837, and was the eldest son of Pedro Colón y Ramirez de Baquedano, the twelfth Duke of Veragua and María del Pilar-Luisa de la Cerda y-Ghent Vilain.

The Duke of Veragua began his political career as a deputy of the Province of Ávila in the elections of 1871, was re-elected in the elections of 1872, and in 1876 he was elected deputy in the district of Puerto Rico. In 1878 he was appointed Senator and became Vice President of the Senate.

Colón de la Cerda was Minister of Public Works during the regency of Maria Cristina of Austria and Minister of the Navy during the same period and during the reign of Alfonso XIII. In 1892 he received the Golden Fleece to celebrate the fourth centenary of the discovery of America. He traveled to America in 1893 and visited the Chicago World's Fair. During his ten weeks in America he visited the luxury hotel Prospect House in the Adirondack Mountains of New York state.[1]

In 1897 de La Cerda was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[2]

In March 1900 he was in charge of a special mission sent to Berlin to invest the German Crown Prince Wilhelm with the Order of the Golden Fleece on behalf of King Alfonso XIII.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hochschild 1952, p. 344.
  2. ↑ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
  3. ↑ "Court Circular". The Times (36080). London. 3 March 1900. p. 11.

Sources

  • Hochschild, Harold K. (1 July 1952). Township 34. Adirondack Museum.
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