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González de Ávila, Gil |
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González de Ávila, Gil (hēl gōnthä`lĕth dā ä`vēlä), d. 1543, Spanish conquistador. Despite the opposition of Pedro Arias de Ávila Arias de Ávila, Pedro , known as Pedrarias , c.1440–1531, Spanish colonial administrator. He was sent (1514) as governor to Darién (now part of Panama), then under the rule of Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
..... Click the link for more information. , he conquered Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua in 1522. He then fled to the island of Hispaniola to avoid trouble with Arias de Ávila. His claims were usurped (1523) by Francisco Fernández de Córdoba Fernández de Córdoba, Francisco, d. 1526?, Spanish conquistador. Sent in 1523 by Pedro Arias de Ávila to deprive Gil González de Ávila (d. ..... Click the link for more information. . Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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