Diego de Arana
Spanish governorof La Navidad, Haiti / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diego de Arana (1468 in Cordoba, Spain – 1493 in Haiti) was governor of the first documented Spanish settlement in the New World, at La Navidad.
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Diego de Arana | |
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Born | 1468 |
Died | 1493 |
Nationality | Spanish |
Relatives | Beatriz Enríquez de Arana |
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He was a sailor of Castile who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to America, where Arana was killed by natives.
Arana is described as a native of Córdoba in the journal of Columbus. The History of the Admiral by Ferdinand Columbus says Diego was the son of Rodrigo de Arana. He was a cousin of Beatriz Enriquez de Arana, who was the mistress of Christopher Columbus.