Francisco de Bobadilla
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Francisco de Bobadilla was a Spanish colonial administrator and royal commissioner best known for arresting Christopher Columbus and briefly serving as governor of Hispaniola in the early 16th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Francisco de Bobadilla canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6454306 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Francisco de Bobadilla Context triple: [Bobadilla, hasNotableBearer, Francisco de Bobadilla]
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Pedro Arias Dávila
Pedro Arias Dávila was a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator best known for establishing early Spanish rule in Central America and founding key settlements in the region.
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Francisco de Montejo the Nephew
Francisco de Montejo the Nephew was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who played a leading role in the military campaigns that subjugated the Maya peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula.
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Alonso Fernández de Lugo
Alonso Fernández de Lugo was a late 15th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the conquest of the Canary Islands for the Crown of Castile.
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Jorge de Alvarado
Jorge de Alvarado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador active in the conquest of Central America, known particularly for his role in the subjugation of Guatemala.
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E.
Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo was a 16th-century Spanish missionary and Archbishop of Lima renowned for his evangelization of indigenous peoples in Peru and later canonization as a Catholic saint.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Francisco de Bobadilla Target entity description: Francisco de Bobadilla was a Spanish colonial administrator and royal commissioner best known for arresting Christopher Columbus and briefly serving as governor of Hispaniola in the early 16th century.
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A.
Pedro Arias Dávila
Pedro Arias Dávila was a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator best known for establishing early Spanish rule in Central America and founding key settlements in the region.
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B.
Francisco de Montejo the Nephew
Francisco de Montejo the Nephew was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who played a leading role in the military campaigns that subjugated the Maya peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula.
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C.
Alonso Fernández de Lugo
Alonso Fernández de Lugo was a late 15th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the conquest of the Canary Islands for the Crown of Castile.
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Jorge de Alvarado
Jorge de Alvarado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador active in the conquest of Central America, known particularly for his role in the subjugation of Guatemala.
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E.
Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo was a 16th-century Spanish missionary and Archbishop of Lima renowned for his evangelization of indigenous peoples in Peru and later canonization as a Catholic saint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial administrator
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human ⓘ royal commissioner ⓘ |
| activity |
confiscated Columbus’s papers and property in Hispaniola
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oversaw administration of justice in Hispaniola ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Ferdinand II of Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isabella I of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrested |
Bartholomew Columbus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authoritySource | royal letters of commission ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith | supporters of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| deathCause | shipwreck ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedWith | much of the gold from Hispaniola ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Spanish West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | controversial figure in early Spanish colonial history ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalAction | ordered imprisonment of Columbus brothers ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | representative of the Crown’s judicial power in Hispaniola ⓘ |
| methodOfTransportForColumbus | chains ⓘ |
| monarch | Catholic Monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | arrest of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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royal commissioner ⓘ |
| oversaw | redistribution of some of Columbus’s privileges ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Hispaniola ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| replaced | Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedAsGovernorOfHispaniola | Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInColonialPolicy | implemented royal directives in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| royalCommissionScope |
assume governance of Hispaniola if necessary
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investigate complaints against Columbus ⓘ |
| sentToSpain |
Bartholomew Columbus
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipwreckContext | return voyage to Spain ⓘ |
| shipwreckEvent | hurricane near Hispaniola ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Caribbean colonies of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryGoverned | Hispaniola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Francisco de Bobadilla Description of subject: Francisco de Bobadilla was a Spanish colonial administrator and royal commissioner best known for arresting Christopher Columbus and briefly serving as governor of Hispaniola in the early 16th century.
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