Governor Nicolás de Ovando

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor_Nicolás_de_Ovando
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Ferdinand_II_of_Aragon
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brote,_Extremadura,_Spain
gptkbp:birthYear 1460
gptkbp:broughtSettlers over 2,500 colonists
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:San_Benito_Monastery,_Brozas,_Spain
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Madrid,_Spain
gptkbp:deathYear 1511
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Santo_Domingo
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Nicolás_de_Ovando_y_Cáceres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Nicolás de Ovando
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:massacre_of_Higüey
gptkb:massacre_of_Jaragua
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Order_of_Alcántara
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notableFor establishing Spanish colonial rule in Hispaniola
harsh treatment of indigenous Taíno population
implementing the encomienda system
overseeing the expansion of Spanish settlements in the Caribbean
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:oversees construction of stone buildings in Santo Domingo
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Francisco_de_Bobadilla
gptkbp:recalledToSpain 1509
gptkbp:sentToHispaniola 1502
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Diego_Columbus
gptkbp:termEnd 1509
gptkbp:termStart 1502
gptkbp:title Governor of the Indies
Governor of Hispaniola
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruinas_del_Hospital_San_Nicolás_de_Bari
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7