Frey Nicolás de Ovando arrive in Santo Domingo in 1502 with the very clear orders of the Catholic Monarchs of what their government would be in the Indies. They can be summarized in two points: putting order in the administration, after the disastrous management of the brothers Columbus and Francisco
Tag: Hispaniola
Biography of Francisco de Bobadilla
Nacimiento: Aragón (Spain) 1450 approximately. Death: 1502 near the coast of Hispaniola. The boat I was returning to Spain on was shipwrecked by a hurricane. Charges: - Officer of the Royal House and Knight of the Order of Calatrava. - In 1499, he was appointed governor and judge of the Hispaniola island to replace
Nicolás de Ovando, new governor and supreme judge of the Indies
On September 3th,1501, taking only one year in power Don Francisco de Bobadilla, the Catholic Monarchs decided to dispense with their services and name the commendator of Lares Frey Nicolás de Ovando governor of Indias and Tierra Firme, except for the two governorates granted to Alonso de Ojeda (Coquibacoa) and Vicente Yáñez