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Francisco Ferdinand
de Cordoba
Spanish Explorer of Nicaragua
In 1524, Pedrarias, the
governor of Panama, was informed that he was about to be replaced. In
response, Pedrarias sent his deputy, Francisco Ferdinand de Cordoba, on
an expedition to Nicaragua establish a new power base there.Cordoba explored the shores of Lake Nicaragua and founded the
settlements of Bruselas, Granada, Leon. He also explored the San Juan
River, Lake Nicaragua’s outlet to the Caribbean. It was hoped for
sometime that this route could be used as a shipping route to the
Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic, but the river was non-navigable.
When Cordoba finally declared his independence from the governor,
Pedrarias tried and had him executed for disloyalty. |
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