Pedrarias Dávila (Pedro Arias de Ávila) (Segovia, Castille, c. 1440 – León, March 6, 1531), was a Spanish colonial administrator. He led the first great Spanish expedition in the New World. Roman aqueduct in Segovia (19th Century view) Gothic Cathedral of Segovia Categories: Spain geography stubs | World Heritage Sites in Spain | Cities in Spain ... A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... The New World is one of the names used for the continents of North and South America and adjacent islands collectively, in use since the 16th century. ...

He married an intimate friend of queen Isabella I of Spain (whence probably his preferment) and saw some service in Europe. Dávila served as soldier in wars against Moors at Granada, in Spain, and in North Africa. At the age of nearly seventy years he was made commander in 1514 by king Ferdinand II of Aragon of the largest Spanish expedition (19 vessels and 1,500 men) sent to America. He reached Santa Marta in Colombia. Thence he went to Darién, where the discoverer of the Pacific Ocean and his son-in-law, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, governed. Pedrarias superseded him, gave him his daughter in wedlock, and afterwards had him judicially murdered. Isabella of Castile (Spanish: Ysabel, Isabel or Isabela) (22 April 1451 - 26 November 1504) was queen of Castile. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... A high altitude form of heathland habitat widespread in northern Britain; see heath. ... The City of Granada Alhambra, Courtyard of the Lions Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in Andalusia, Spain (Andalucía, España). ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | North Africa ... Events March - Louis XII of France makes peace with Emperor Maximilian. ... Ferdinand II of Aragon (Fernando de Aragón in Spanish and Ferran dAragó in Catalan), nicknamed the Catholic (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. ... Santa Marta was the first city to be founded in Colombia and South America. ... The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ... The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the worlds largest body of water. ... Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

In 1519 he founded the Panama City and moved his capital there in 1524, abandoning Darién. Dávila sent Gil Gonzáles Dávila to explore northward. In 1524 he sent another expeditions with Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... This is about the capital of Panama. ... Events March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. ... There were two Spanish conquistadores named Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. ...

He was a party to the original agreement with Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro which brought about the discovery of Peru, but withdrew (1526) for a small compensation, having lost confidence in the outcome. In the same year he was superseded as Governor of Panama and retired to León in Nicaragua, where he died, over eighty years old. Francisco Pizarro ( 1475–June 26, 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Inca Empire and founder of the city of Lima. ... Diego de Almagro (1475 - July 8, 1538), El Adelantado, was a Spanish conquistador and a companion and rival of Francisco Pizarro. ... The Republic of Peru (Spanish: Perú; Quechua, Aymara: Piruw) is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Nicaragua is a republic in Central America. ...

He left an unenviable record, as a man of unreliable character, cruel, and unscrupulous. Through his foundation of Panama, however, he laid the basis for the discovery of South America's west coast and the subsequent conquest of Peru. Panama (Spanish: Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Republic of Peru (Spanish: Perú; Quechua, Aymara: Piruw) is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

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