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    Frey Nicolás de Ovando (c. 1460 – 29 May 1511) was a Spanish soldier from a noble family and a Knight of the Order of Alcántara, a military order of Spain...
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    made his way back to Hispaniola with Nicolás de Ovando. In 1502 the newly appointed governor, Nicolás de Ovando, arrived in Hispaniola, with the Spanish...
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  • 1991), Dominican footballer Nicolás de Ovando (1460–1511), Spanish soldier and governor of the Indies Sancho Fernández de Ovando, Spanish nobleman This page...
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    1497. In 1502, Bobadilla was replaced as governor of the Indies by Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres. One possible motive for his removal despite a "relatively...
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    Crown had him replaced with Francisco de Bobadilla. Bobadilla was succeeded by a royal governor, Fray Nicolás de Ovando, who established the formal encomienda...
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    Governor Nicolás de Ovando and now a luxury hotel called Hodelpa Nicolas de Ovando; the National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic; and the Museo de las Casas...
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    children's legs as they ran. For several months after that event, Nicolás de Ovando continued a campaign of persecution against the Taíno until their...
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    father, Hernán was related to Nicolás de Ovando, the third governor of Hispaniola. His paternal great-grandfather was Rodrigo de Monroy y Almaraz, 5th Lord...
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  • ordered by the Spanish governor of Santo Domingo, Nicolás de Ovando, and carried out by Alonso de Ojeda during a native celebration that was held in...
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    much persuasion, agreed to fund Columbus's fourth voyage. However, Nicolás de Ovando was to replace Bobadilla and be the new governor of the West Indies...
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