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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.
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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 ( 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.
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“Instructions to Commander Nicolás de Ovando, Third Governor of Hispaniola, from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain [Excerpts],” 1501. In New Iberian World: A Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the Early 17th Century, Vol. II, ed. by John H. Parry and Robert G. Keith. (New York: Times Books, 1984).
