# Francis de Bovadilla — The Columbiad character guide

> Francis de Bovadilla in The Columbiad by Joel Barlow.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bovadilla, Francis

**First appearance:** 0004-book-i

## Who they are

A Spanish colonial administrator who replaced Columbus as governor of Hispaniola.

## Relationships

### [Christopher Columbus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_columbiad_se/characters/christopher_columbus)

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Bovadilla, a royal commissioner, arrests Columbus and strips him of his governorship, acting as a direct antagonist.

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