| LC control no. | no2011107922 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Nicuesa, Diego de, -1511? |
| Variant(s) | De Nicuesa, Diego, -1511? De Nicueza, Diego, -1511? Nicuesa, Diego de, d. 1511? Nicueza, Diego, -1511? Nicueza, Diego de, -1511? |
| Death date | 1511? |
| Found in | Opmerklyke zee-togten gedaan ter ontdekkinge van eilanden en vaste kusten der West-Indien, in de jaaren 1508. en 1509 ..., 1706 : t.p. (Diego Nicueza) p. 41 (Diego de Nicueza) Spanish Wikipedia, Jul. 14, 2011 (Diego de Nicuesa, Spanish conquistador and explorer; in 1506 he was given the job of governor of Costa Rica but ran aground; set up a colony in Panama, which failed, and then sailed to the existing colony of Santa Maria de la Antigua de Darién, established by Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, who set Nicuesa and some loyal followers adrift in a leaky boat with no provisions in March, 1511, after which they were never seen again) Howgego, R.J. Encyc. of exploration to 1800, 2003 (Nicuesa, Diego de, Spanish conquistador; b. in Jaen 1477; sailed in 1509 from Santo Domingo to stake claim in Panama; set up a failed colony in Panama; sailed to the colony of Santa Maria de la Antigua de Darién, established by Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, who arrested Nicuesa and set hi adrfit with sixteen of his men in a leaky boat with no provisions in March, 1511, after which they were never seen again) |
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