Subject: [COULOMBE-L] Re: Christopher COLUMBUS

: Christopher Columbus had two children.  Diego, son of Columbus and his

John:

The family rumour does not connect us with Christopher through his
descendants;
the rumour is that the connection lies via one of his brothers.

: It is known  that Christopher Columbus had one or more uncles and cousins
who used the name
: Columbus but remained in Italy.

This may be where the connection lies.

:       In the biography Ferdinand Columbus wrote about his father he says
: that his father went to sea because of a famous relative called Columbo
: Junior to distinguish him from another relative called Columbo the elder.

: "Columbo the elder" was actually a French admiral named William de
: Casanove who c. 1469-77. Columbo the younger was a pirate in the service
: of France.  Neither were related to each other nor to Christopher
: Columbus.

If these were not connected to Christopher Columbus, why did Ferdinand
refer to them as relatives?

:       It seems unlikely that that the French Colombe families you speak
: of are in any way related to Christipher Columbus.

Please don't misunderstand me, John;  I am not "celebrity hunting" here.  
My sole interest is to ascertain whether or not this French surname had
its' origins in Italy

Thank you for writing.

                                Ellen M. Coulombe
 

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