The Columbiad · Character
Nicholas de Ovando
Spanish governor of Hispaniola who succeeded Bovadilla and opposed Columbus.
minor
Also known as Ovando
First appearance: book i
Nicholas de Ovando's tie to Christopher Columbus is one of the pressures that moves The Columbiad—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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