Bobadilla

[ baw-vah-th ee-lyah, -th ee-yah ]

/ ˌbɔ vɑˈði lyɑ, -ˈði yɑ /

noun

Fran·cis·co de

[frahn-thees-kaw th e, -sees-] /frɑnˈθis kɔ ðɛ, -ˈsis-/, died 1502, Spanish colonial governor in the West Indies: sent Columbus back to Spain in chains.

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Examples from the Web for bobadilla

So soon as Columbus received account of Bobadilla's arrival, he wrote to him in careful terms, welcoming him to the island.
The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals|Edward Everett Hale
The arrival of Bobadilla, however, speedily changed this state of affairs.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various
Their majesties commanded me to submit to whatever Bobadilla should order in their name.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge
The sun rose as they emerged from the narrow streets into the open country that borders the road to Bobadilla.
In Kedar's Tents|Henry Seton Merriman

Before us had arrived Bobadilla's ships, one, two and three.
1492|Mary Johnston