Pedrarias Dávila

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Pedrarias Dávila was a Spanish conquistador and colonial governor of Castilla del Oro and later Nicaragua, notorious for his harsh rule and involvement in the early conquest of Central America.

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Pedrarias Dávila canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish conquistador
colonial governor
explorer of Central America
human
associatedWith Francisco Hernández de Córdoba NERFINISHED
Vasco Núñez de Balboa NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Spain
dateOfBirth circa 1440
dateOfDeath 1531
employer Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Spaniards NERFINISHED
founded León, Nicaragua NERFINISHED
Panama City NERFINISHED
governedTerritory Castilla del Oro NERFINISHED
Nicaragua NERFINISHED
hasReputation authoritarian governance
cruelty toward Indigenous peoples
knownFor execution of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
founding of Panama City
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryRank captain
monarch Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED
name Pedro Arias Dávila NERFINISHED
notableFor conflict with Vasco Núñez de Balboa
early conquest of Central America
harsh colonial rule
notableWork administration of early Spanish colonies in Central America
occupation conquistador
governor
soldier
participantIn Spanish colonization of the Americas
conquest of Nicaragua
conquest of Panama
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
Segovia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath León NERFINISHED
Nicaragua NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Castilla del Oro
Governor of Nicaragua
relative Isabel de Bobadilla NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Isabel de Bobadilla (daughter) NERFINISHED

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Pedro Arias Dávila alsoKnownAs Pedrarias Dávila
Castilla del Oro notableGovernor Pedrarias Dávila
Pedro Ariías de Ávila alsoKnownAs Pedrarias Dávila
subject surface form: Pedro Arias Dávila