Pedro Arias Dávila
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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.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pedrarias
ⓘ
Pedrarias Dávila NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Ariías de Ávila ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Castilla del Oro
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity |
Central America
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| employer |
Crown of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| familyName | Arias Dávila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
ⓘ
military conquest ⓘ |
| givenName | Pedro ⓘ |
| hasRole | founder of colonial cities in Central America ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Spanish rule in Central America
ⓘ
establishing Spanish colonial government structures in Central America ⓘ expansion of Spanish control along the Pacific coast of Central America ⓘ founding early Spanish settlements in Central America ⓘ role in the execution of Vasco Núñez de Balboa ⓘ |
| notableWork |
founding of León in Nicaragua
ⓘ
founding of Panama City ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
ⓘ
conquistador ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of Central America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Castilla del Oro
ⓘ
Governor of Nicaragua ⓘ Governor of Panama ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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