Filipa Moniz Perestrelo

Filipa Moniz Perestrelo was a Portuguese noblewoman from Porto Santo Island, in Madeira, Portugal. She was the wife of Christopher Columbus, married in 1479 in Vila Baleira on the island.

Another view is presented by Portuguese professor Joel Silva Ferreira Mata, who researched AllSaints and its residents, showed that as member of the Order of Santiago, in order for Filipa to marry the future Admiral Columbus, she, like all members, required authorization from Santiagos Master, because, like all other religious and military orders, the Order of Santiago had its established rules and protocols by which it was governed. The Master of Santiago from 1470 to 1492, thus governing at the time of Filipas marriage, was King John II of Portugal. From this marriage was born Diego Columbus in 1479 or 1480 who went on to become 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 3rd Governor of the Indies and who married King Fernandos cousin, Mara de Toledo y Rojas. Thus Filipa Moniz was daughter of a Kings Captain, wife of a Viceroy and mother of another Viceroy.

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