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Image 1 — The Merits and Services of 9th great uncle Padre don Juan Lorenzo de Matos y Colón
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The Merits and Services of 9th great uncle Padre don Juan Lorenzo de Matos y Colón

In the Archives of the Indies, don Juan Lorenzo de Matos y Colón my 9th great uncle a priest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1730 he wrote in page 12 he was a legitimate descendant of Christopher Columbus and Pedro de Alvarado a captian to Hernándo Cortés on the conquest of Mexico.

I am a descendant of his brother Juan Blás, sisters Juana Colón and Ana Colón dd Matos and half siblings Catalina, Ana I, Ana II, and Baltázar Collazo.

u/brandonthearchivisit — 11 days ago