The royal governor of Panama ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district known first as the colony of Darién and later as the colony of Castilla...

expedition to the mainland of the New World. There, he served as governor of Panama (1514–1526) and Nicaragua (1527–1531), and founded Panama City (1519). He died...

The history of Panama includes the history of the Isthmus of Panama prior to European colonization. Before the arrival of Europeans, Panama was widely...

administrator who served as Royal Governor of La Florida during Florida's First Spanish Period and as Royal Governor of Panama. He defended Florida from...

conquistador from Extremadura, and a Royal Governor of Chile. He was born in Trujillo, in the province of Extremadura, the son of Gutiérrez de Sotomayor e Hinojosa...

12–21, 1519) was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for crossing the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming...

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered...

Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Spanish monarch.: 95, 134–135  He became founder and governor of Castilla de Oro, in what is now Panama, one of the first two...

The Royal Audience and Chancery of Panama in Tierra Firme (Spanish: Audiencia y Cancillería Real de Panamá en Tierrafirme) was a governing body and superior...

ships, with the objective of colonizing Central America. The career of Andagoya commenced in Panama, whose capital Panama City he founded in 1519 with...