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Francisco de Bobadilla (c. 1448 – 11 July 1502) was an official under the Crown of Castile and a knight of the Order of Calatrava. He was also the nephew of Beatriz de Bobadilla, marchioness of Moya and of Peñalosa, a patron of Christopher Columbus and close friend to Queen Isabella.
May 28, 2024 · Francisco de Bobadilla (died June 1502, at sea near Hispaniola) was a Spanish soldier who arrested Christopher Columbus on Santo Domingo (the island of Hispaniola) after dissensions had arisen between Columbus and several of the Spanish adventurers who served under him.
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Francisco de Bobadilla ( Medina del Campo, ca. 1445 – océano Atlántico, 1502) fue un oficial de la Corona de Castilla, gobernador del virreinato de las Indias y comendador de la orden de Calatrava. Se le recuerda principalmente por el arresto a Cristóbal Colón al tiempo que ejercía como juez pesquisidor de La Española.
Learn about Francisco de Bobadilla, the governor and judge of Hispaniola who clashed with Christopher Columbus in 1500. Find out his biography, his role in the colony, and his fate in the stormy voyage to Spain.
Biografía de Francisco de Bobadilla, comendador de Calatrava, designado por los Reyes Católicos en 1499 para juzgar a Cristóbal Colón y a los rebeldes de La Española. Se analiza su papel, su nombramiento, su partida y su relación con Colón y Roldán.
Jun 24, 2024 · Spanish colonial governor who spent his early career as an official in the military order of Calatrava, and in 1499 was appointed as successor to Columbus as governor ... From: Bobadilla, Francisco de in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance ».
Francisco de Bobadilla (fränthēs´kō dā bōbädē´lyä), 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 He superseded Columbus in the West Indies (1500) and sent him home as a prisoner.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.
