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.

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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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Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo foundedBy Pedro Arias Dávila
Panama City foundedBy Pedro Arias Dávila