Nicolás de Ovando

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Nicolás de Ovando was a Spanish colonial governor of Hispaniola in the early 16th century, known for consolidating Spanish rule in the Caribbean and overseeing the brutal exploitation of Indigenous populations.

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Nicolás de Ovando canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial governor
conquistador
human
appointedBy Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED
Isabella I of Castile NERFINISHED
burialPlace Seville Cathedral NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
centuryOfActivity 15th century
16th century
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
dateOfBirth circa 1460
dateOfDeath 1511
endTime 1509 (as Governor of Hispaniola)
ethnicGroup Spaniards NERFINISHED
familyName de Ovando NERFINISHED
givenName Nicolás NERFINISHED
implementedPolicy encomienda labor system in Hispaniola
memberOf Order of Alcántara NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED
Isabella I of Castile NERFINISHED
name Nicolás de Ovando NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableFor brutal exploitation of Indigenous populations
consolidation of Spanish rule in the Caribbean
early Spanish colonial policies in the New World
governing Hispaniola
implementation of the encomienda system
massacres of Taíno people
occupation colonial administrator
governor
oversaw development of Santo Domingo as a colonial capital
participatedIn Spanish colonization of the Americas NERFINISHED
partOf Spanish Empire in the Caribbean NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Brozas NERFINISHED
Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
Cáceres NERFINISHED
Extremadura NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
Seville NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Hispaniola
commander of the Order of Alcántara
predecessor Francisco de Bobadilla NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
responsibleFor forced labor of Indigenous people in mines
forced labor of Indigenous people on plantations
startTime 1502 (as Governor of Hispaniola)
successor Diego Columbus NERFINISHED
territoryGoverned Hispaniola NERFINISHED
Santo Domingo NERFINISHED

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Colonial City of Santo Domingo foundedBy Nicolás de Ovando
Colonial Zone foundedBy Nicolás de Ovando