Ferdinand Columbus (Spanish: Fernando Colón, Italian: Fernando Colombo; 15 August? 1488 - 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, but who was Columbus' constant companion in later life.
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