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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Francisco de Bobadilla canonical 4

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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
Isabella I of Castile
arrested Bartholomew Columbus
Christopher Columbus
authoritySource royal letters of commission
centuryOfActivity 16th century
conflictWith supporters of Christopher Columbus
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
deathCause shipwreck
deathPlace Atlantic Ocean
diedWith much of the gold from Hispaniola
ethnicGroup Spaniards
governedFrom Santo Domingo
historicalEra early Spanish colonization of the Americas
historicalRegion Spanish West Indies
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
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
replacedAsGovernorOfHispaniola Christopher Columbus
roleInColonialPolicy implemented royal directives in the Caribbean
royalCommissionScope assume governance of Hispaniola if necessary
investigate complaints against Columbus
sentToSpain Bartholomew Columbus
Christopher Columbus
servedUnder Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
shipwreckContext return voyage to Spain
shipwreckEvent hurricane near Hispaniola
sphereOfInfluence Caribbean colonies of Castile
territoryGoverned Hispaniola
timePeriod Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration

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Bobadilla hasNotableBearer Francisco de Bobadilla
de Bobadilla hasNotableBearer Francisco de Bobadilla
Nicolás de Ovando predecessor Francisco de Bobadilla