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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 (Hispaniola) from 1502 until 1509, sent by the Spanish crown to investigate the administration of Francisco de Bobadilla and re-establish order. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolás de Ovando has received more than 178,128 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Nicolás de Ovando is the 8,870th most popular politician (down from 7,305th in 2019), the 811th most popular biography from Spain (down from 678th in 2019) and the 277th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 8,870 out of 19,576Before him are Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg, Jesse Ventura, Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg, Ismail I of Granada, and Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony. After him are Louis Gerhard De Geer, Béni Kállay, Étienne Tshisekedi, Georges d'Amboise, Katō Tomosaburō, and Kaleb of Axum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1451, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 9Before him are Muhammad Shaybani, James III of Scotland, René II, Duke of Lorraine, Frederick of Naples, Kemal Reis, and Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence. After him is Franchinus Gaffurius. Among people deceased in 1511, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 5Before him are Philippe de Commines, Kemal Reis, Johannes Tinctoris, and Oliviero Carafa. After him are Francisco de Borja, Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Anne of York, and Francesco Alidosi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 811 out of 3,355Before him are Domènec Balmanya (1914), Ana María Matute (1925), Francisco de Bobadilla (1500), Álvaro Morata (1992), Antonio de Ulloa (1716), and Ismail I of Granada (1279). After him are Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois (1820), Miguel Reina (1946), Alonso de Ercilla (1533), Gonzalo Guerrero (1470), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), and Toda of Pamplona (876).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Nicolás de Ovando ranks 277Before him are Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius (-160), Juan Belmonte (1892), Muhammad III of Córdoba (976), Nasr of Granada (1287), Ahmad al-Muqtadir (1050), and Ismail I of Granada (1279). After him are Constanza Manuel (1315), Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (-100), Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (1945), José Calvo Sotelo (1893), Andregoto Galíndez (910), and Alfonso II, Count of Provence (1180).