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Spain in 1502

Historical records for Spain in 1502, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
4Named people
3Places
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Historical records

February

13 February 1502New WorldFrancisco Pizarro

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Sails from Spain with the newly appointed Governor of Hispaniola, Nicolas de Ovando y Caceres, on a fleet of 30 ships, the largest fleet that had ever sailed to the New World

Other Events

1502Discovery of HondurasChristopher Colombus

Honduras · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Lands in Honduras

1502Discovery of NicaraguaChristopher Colombus

Nicaragua · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Lands in Nicaragua

1502GovernorNicolas de Ovando

Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Governor of Hispaniola

1502Santo DomingoLucas Vasquez de Ayllon

Santo Domingo · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Helps found the colony of Santo Domingo

Names involved

Christopher ColombusFrancisco PizarroLucas Vasquez de AyllonNicolas de Ovando

Places involved

HondurasNicaraguaSanto Domingo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.