# Nicholas de Ovando — The Columbiad character guide

> Nicholas de Ovando in The Columbiad by Joel Barlow.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ovando

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

## Who they are

Spanish governor of Hispaniola who succeeded Bovadilla and opposed Columbus.

## Relationships

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

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Ovando, as a colonial administrator, undermines Columbus's authority and competes for control in the New World.

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