Pedro Arias Dávila

Pedro Arias de Ávila was a Spanish soldier and colonial administrator. He led the first great Spanish expedition to the mainland of the Americas. There, he served as governor of Panama (1514–1526) and Nicaragua (1527–1531), and founded Panama City (1519). He died in 1531 aged around 90 or 91.

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Who was born first?

• Pedro Arias Dávila was born 1 year before Túpac Inca Yupanqui
• Pedro Arias Dávila was born 1 year before Martín Alonso Pinzón
• Pedro Arias Dávila was born 3 years after Pero Vaz de Caminha
• Pedro Arias Dávila was born 8 years after Alvise Cadamosto
• Pedro Arias Dávila was born 10 years before Francisco de Almeida

Timeline

1. Alvise Cadamosto1432 – July 16, 1488
2. Pero Vaz de Caminhacirca 1437 – December 15, 1500
3. Pedro Arias Dávila (this page)circa 1440 – March 6, 1531
4. Martín Alonso Pinzón1441 – March 31, 1493
5. Túpac Inca Yupanqui1441–1493
6. Francisco de Almeida1450s – March 1, 1510

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