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Frey Nicolás de Ovando (c. 1460 – 29 May 1511 [1] [2]) was a Spanish soldier from a noble family and a Knight of the Order of Alcántara, a military order of Spain. He was Governor of the Indies ( Hispaniola) from 1502 until 1509, sent by the Spanish crown to investigate the administration of Francisco de Bobadilla and re-establish order.
Apr 1, 2024 · Nicolás de Ovando (born c. 1451, Brozas, Castile [Spain]—died c. 1511) was a Spanish military leader and the first royal governor of the West Indies. He was the first to apply the encomienda system of Indian forced labour , which became widespread in Spanish America, and he founded a stable Spanish community in Santo Domingo that became a ...
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Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres (Brozas (o Cáceres), 1451 o 1460-Sevilla, 29 de mayo de 1511) [a] fue gobernador y administrador colonial de La Española desde 15 de abril de 1502 hasta 10 de julio de 1509, sucediendo en el cargo a Francisco Fernández de Bobadilla.
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Nicolás de Ovando ( b. 1451; d. 1518), governor of Hispaniola. Born in Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, Ovando was a member of the military Order of Calatrava. On 3 September 1501 the crown ordered him to Hispaniola to investigate the administration of Francisco de Bobadilla and to reestablish order.
Nicolás de Ovando fue un estadista y militar extremeño que gobernó las Islas y Tierra Firme entre 1502 y 1509. Impulsó la colonización española, enfrentó a Cristóbal Colón y pacificó la isla de La Española con represalias a los indígenas.
They had Columbus and his brothers released, but they also appointed Nicolas de Ovando to replace Christopher as governor. Ovando sailed to Hispaniola with 30 ships and approximately 2,500 colonists, soldiers, and sailors (Morison 2:310–11, 314). Columbus remained in Spain and began work on his Book of Prophecies.
Biografía de Nicolás de Ovando, caballero de la Orden de Alcántara y fiel colaborador de los Reyes Católicos. Conoce su trayectoria desde su nacimiento en Cáceres hasta su muerte en Sevilla, pasando por su participación en la Corte, la guerra de Granada y el gobierno de las Indias.
