Nicolás de Ovando

Timeline

1. 1491–1492Brozas · ExtremaduraOvando came from a noble family of Brozas and by the late fifteenth century had become commander of the Order of Alcántara, holding considerable influence at the Castilian court. He was loyal to the Catholic Monarchs and actively participated in military and political planning for the unification of the kingdoms and overseas expansion.
2. 1493–1500Spain · SpainAfter the fall of Granada, Ovando continued to hold high office at court and took part in preparations for organizing colonial affairs in the Indies. He advocated administering the New World through more orderly administrative means, laying the groundwork for his later appointment as governor of Hispaniola, and during this period planned policies for migration and town-building.