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.

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instanceOf Spanish colonial administrator
human
royal commissioner
activity confiscated Columbus’s papers and property in Hispaniola
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
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
investigate complaints against Columbus
sentToSpain Bartholomew Columbus NERFINISHED
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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Bobadilla hasNotableBearer Francisco de Bobadilla