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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.
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.
- Francisco de Bobadilla, (como cuarto gobernador general de Indias)
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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.
Frey Nicolás de Ovando (c. 1460 – 29 May 1511) 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.
Nov 15, 2017 · 1. 0. Shares. Frey Nicolás de Ovando arrive in Santo Domingo in 1502 with the very clear orders of the Catholic Monarchs of what their government would be in the Indies. They can be summarized in two points: putting order in the administration, after the disastrous management of the brothers Columbus and Francisco de Bobadilla, and in the ...
Quick Reference. ( c. 1451–1511), Spanish governor of Hispaniola. He was an administrator in the military order of Alcántara when in 1502 he was appointed as the third governor of Hispaniola, the successor of ...
