Pedro Madruga

Who is Pedro Madruga?

Pedro Álvarez de Soutomaior, popularly known as Pedro Madruga, was one of the most notable figures of Medieval Galicia and an example of the typical European feudal knight.

According to some theory, Christopher Columbus and he are the same person. His death in 1486 would have been a rumour spread to disguise a pact between him and the Catholic Kings, his former enemies, which required a change of his name, and in fact there are documents that suggest that Pedro was still alive after that year and that a son of Columbus was the same person as one of his sons.