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Juan Vázquez de Coronado y Anaya (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwam ˈbaθkeθ ðe koɾoˈnaðo]; 1523–1565) was a Spanish conquistador, remembered especially for his role in the colonization of Costa Rica, in Central America, where he gained a reputation for fairness, effective administration, and good relationships with the native population.
Quirós Vargas, Claudia; and Margarita Bolaños Arquín (1989) "Una reinterpretación del origen de la dominación colonial española en Costa Rica: 1510–1569". Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos. San José, Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica. 15 (1): 29–48. JSTOR 25661952. (in Spanish)
Day one of La Ruta de los Conquistadores is named after Juan de Cavallón, a very important conquistador in Costa Rica. This stage begins on the Pacific Coast in the beach of Jacó, located in the province of Puntarenas and ends in Hacienda El Rodeo in the province of San José (Costa Rica's capital). During this stage competitors ride 110 ...
The oldest evidence of human occupation in Costa Rica is associated with the arrival of groups of hunter-gatherers about 10,000 to 19,000 years BC, with ancient archaeological evidence (stone tool making) located in the Turrialba Valley, at sites called Guardiria and Florence, with matching quarry and workshop areas with presence of type clovis spearheads and South American inspired arrows.
While González continued by land, Niño sailed by the coast "in sight" of the landed party. Cereceda's records indicate they baptized hundreds of natives and obtained a substantial amount of gold, and pearls. They arrived at a pleasant bay that they named San Vicente (current Caldera) in Costa Rica.
Pedro Fulupo was a black slave that fought in Costa Rica. Juan Bardales was an African slave that fought in Honduras and Panama. For his service he was granted manumission and a pension of 50 pesos. Antonio Pérez was from North Africa, and a free black. He joined the conquest in Venezuela and was made a captain.
Gonzalez landed on the coast in the Bay of San Vicente (Current Caldera in Costa Rica) with part of his forces to explore the country, and sent Niño further north to discover a passage to the Atlantic of which the Indians had told him.
[30] [31] The Indigenous alliance lost the war however, when Nicaragua was invaded on all sides by several Spanish forces, each led by a conquistador. González Dávila was authorized by royal decree to invade from the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Francisco Hernández de Córdoba at the command of the governor of Panama invaded from Costa Rica.