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Francisco de Bobadilla was a Spanish colonial administrator. Member of the Order of Calatrava, in 1499, de Bobadilla was appointed to succeed Christopher Columbus as the second governor of the Indies, Spain's new territories in America, by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Upon his arrival at Santo Domingo, Hispaniola (present day Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) in August 1500, de Bobadilla upheld accusations of mismanagement made against Columbus, and had Columbus sent back to Spain.

In 1502, he was replaced as governor of Hispaniola by Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres. On his voyage back to Spain, however, Bobadilla's ship was caught in a hurricane, and he drowned.

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In 1502, he was replaced as governor of Hispaniola by Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres. On his voyage back to Spain, however, Bobadilla's ship was caught in a hurricane, and he drowned.

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