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Nicolás de Ovando

1451 - 1511

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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. He was Governor of the Indies in the Columbian Viceroyalty (seated in Hispaniola) from 1502 until 1509, sent by the Spanish crown to investigate the administration of Francisco de Bobadilla and re-establish order. Ovando "pacified" the island of Hispaniola by force, subduing native Americans and rebellious Spaniards, with disorderly colonists being sent back to Spain in chains. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolás de Ovando is the 10,101st most popular politician (down from 8,869th in 2019), the 905th most popular biography from Spain (down from 811th in 2019) and the 297th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 10,101 out of 19,576. Before him are Jules Favre, Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat, Mahamane Ousmane, Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Sitalces, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus. After him are Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab, Sunifred, Count of Barcelona, Károly Khuen-Héderváry, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Juan Ponce Enrile, and Roque Sáenz Peña.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1451, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 9. Before him are Muhammad Shaybani, James III of Scotland, Frederick of Naples, René II, Duke of Lorraine, Kemal Reis, and Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence. After him is Franchinus Gaffurius. Among people deceased in 1511, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 7. Before him are Anne of York, Philippe de Commines, Johannes Tinctoris, Kemal Reis, Oliviero Carafa, and Francisco de Borja. After him are Ashikaga Yoshizumi, and Francesco Alidosi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 905 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644), David de Gea (1990), Blas de Lezo (1689), Josep Sunyol (1898), Indalecio Prieto (1883), and Diego Laynez (1512). After him are Sunifred, Count of Barcelona (805), Gaizka Mendieta (1974), Lucio Urtubia (1931), David Silva (1986), Fernando Sebastián Aguilar (1929), and Kepa Arrizabalaga (1994).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 297. Before him are Alfonso Fróilaz (911), Francesc Cambó (1876), Diego Martínez Barrio (1883), Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo (1787), Josep Sunyol (1898), and Indalecio Prieto (1883). After him are Sunifred, Count of Barcelona (805), Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (1580), Jimena Díaz (1046), Antonio Maura (1853), Galindo Aznárez I (825), and Tiberius Sempronius Longus (-250).

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