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Ovando reached the New World in April 1502, at which point he assumed the position of Governor. One of his first actions as governor was to order the importation of the first Spanish-speaking black slaves into the New World, who he allowed nobles to use as servants in their homes. African slaves were not the only group of people he oppressed; the indigenous peoples of Hispaniola were violently suppressed by Ovando's government. One particularly heinous atrocity was the [[Jaragua Massacre]], which occurred during a celebration in the village of Guarva in 1503. Men sent by Ovando, supposedly on a goodwill visit, suddenly turned on the natives present and slaughtered them, including the children.<ref>Bartoleme de las Casas, ''History of the Indies'', 1561</ref> | Ovando reached the New World in April 1502, at which point he assumed the position of Governor. One of his first actions as governor was to order the importation of the first Spanish-speaking black slaves into the New World, who he allowed nobles to use as servants in their homes. African slaves were not the only group of people he oppressed; the indigenous peoples of Hispaniola were violently suppressed by Ovando's government. One particularly heinous atrocity was the [[Jaragua Massacre]], which occurred during a celebration in the village of Guarva in 1503. Men sent by Ovando, supposedly on a goodwill visit, suddenly turned on the natives present and slaughtered them, including the children.<ref>Bartoleme de las Casas, ''History of the Indies'', 1561</ref> | ||
In 1503, a group of native Taíno rebelled against Ovando's oppressive government and attacked a garrison in Higüey, killing eight soldiers. Ovando responded by sending a 300-strong force led by [[Juan Ponce de León]] to subdue the revolution, leading to the outright massacre of the Taíno people in the area and the killing of their leader.<ref>[https://www.grunge.com/239468/ponce-de-leons-tragic-story/ The Troubled History of Ponce de Leon], ''Grunge''</ref> Suspecting further rebellions, in 1504 Ovando lured the Haitian monarch Anacaona to a feast before accusing her of treason and having her executed.<ref name=Today>[https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/caribbean-history-key-understanding-modern-world Is Caribbean History the Key to Understanding the Modern World?], ''History Today''</ref> This was followed by the extermination of most of her subjects, the Xaraguans, in a brutal war.<ref name=Today/> Ovando also established a labour system known as ''encomienda'', which allowed the Spanish settlers to use the natives as slave labour in the gold mines | In 1503, a group of native Taíno rebelled against Ovando's oppressive government and attacked a garrison in Higüey, killing eight soldiers. Ovando responded by sending a 300-strong force led by [[Juan Ponce de León]] to subdue the revolution, leading to the outright massacre of the Taíno people in the area and the killing of their leader.<ref>[https://www.grunge.com/239468/ponce-de-leons-tragic-story/ The Troubled History of Ponce de Leon], ''Grunge''</ref> Suspecting further rebellions, in 1504 Ovando lured the Haitian monarch Anacaona to a feast before accusing her of treason and having her executed.<ref name=Today>[https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/caribbean-history-key-understanding-modern-world Is Caribbean History the Key to Understanding the Modern World?], ''History Today''</ref> This was followed by the extermination of most of her subjects, the Xaraguans, in a brutal war.<ref name=Today/> Ovando also established a labour system known as ''encomienda'', which allowed the Spanish settlers to use the natives as slave labour in the gold mines, leading to many being worked to death. Ovando's mistreatment of the natives was so extreme that the population of natives in Hispaniola dropped from 500 000 to 60 000 during his tenure as governor. He also developed the mining industry, introduced the cultivation of sugar cane with plants imported from the Canary Islands, and commissioned expeditions of discovery and conquest throughout the Caribbean. | ||
In 1509, King Ferdinand responded to Ovando's crimes against the natives by stripping him of his position and recalling him to Spain,<ref name=Britannica/> although he was allowed to retain all property he brought back from the Americas. Ovando died on May 29, 1511 in Madrid. | In 1509, King Ferdinand responded to Ovando's crimes against the natives by stripping him of his position and recalling him to Spain,<ref name=Britannica/> although he was allowed to retain all property he brought back from the Americas. Ovando died on May 29, 1511 in Madrid. | ||
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