Research topic: Francisco de Bobadilla

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Francisco de Bobadilla

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Francisco de Bobadilla , d. 1502, Spanish colonial governor. He superseded Columbus in the West Indies (1500) and sent him home as a prisoner. Recalled in 1502, he was drowned on the voyage to Europe. Author not available, BOBADILLA, FRANCISCO DE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Santo Domingo
...vanished. He administered a new colony there until complaints against his rule caused him to be replaced (1500) by Francisco de Bobadilla. In 1509, Columbus's son Diego became governor. Failing to find mineral wealth in quantity, the colonists became... Read more
de Soto, Hernando
...with minor nobility and little money as the second son of Francisco Mendez de Soto and Leonor Arias Tinoco. His education...Nicaragua in 1524, and along with Hernan Ponce de Leon and Francisco Companon, he became a leading citizen of that country...reward Sailing from Nicaragua in 1531, de Soto joined ... Read more

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