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| | Christopher Columbus' family and his Perestrello and Moniz in-laws. |
 | | Thus, Columbus's wife might be called Philipa Perestrelo e Moniz, the "e" meaning "and", indicating that she was a daughter of a Perestrelo father and a Moniz mother, or Philipa Perestrelo de Moniz, with the "de" translated as "of", indicating that she was a Perestrelo, but related to the Moniz family. |
 | | Diego Lopez Moniz, Abbot of Pedroso Monastery, was prior of the monastery of Pinhiero in 1508, and was apparently guardian of his nephew, Diego, according to a grant of exclusion that Manuel I gave the town of Pinhiero in 1514. |
 | | Ruy Moniz was a knight of the royal household in 1464, and served as treasurer of the Lisbon Mint. |
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