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There were two Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 conquistador
Conquistador

Conquistador is the name given to the Spaniards soldiers, leaders, List of explorers, and adventurers involved in the conquest of the Americas following the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492....
es at the start of the 16th century named Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. The one described here founded Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
. The other led a 1517 expedition which provided the first European accounts of the Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Peninsula

The Yucat?n Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucat?n Channel....
: see Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador). Neither of their birth dates are known.


Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475 ? - 1526) is usually reputed as the founder of Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
, and in fact he founded two important Nicaraguan cities, Granada
Granada, Nicaragua

Granada, with an estimated population of 110,326 , is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city and capital of the Granada Department. Granada is historically one of Nicaragua's most important cities both economically and politically....
 and León
León, Nicaragua

Le?n is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de Le?n and rivals Granada, Nicaragua, in the number of historic spanish colonial homes and churches....
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There were two Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 conquistador
Conquistador

Conquistador is the name given to the Spaniards soldiers, leaders, List of explorers, and adventurers involved in the conquest of the Americas following the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492....
es at the start of the 16th century named Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. The one described here founded Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
. The other led a 1517 expedition which provided the first European accounts of the Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Peninsula

The Yucat?n Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucat?n Channel....
: see Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador). Neither of their birth dates are known.


Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475 ? - 1526) is usually reputed as the founder of Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
, and in fact he founded two important Nicaraguan cities, Granada
Granada, Nicaragua

Granada, with an estimated population of 110,326 , is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city and capital of the Granada Department. Granada is historically one of Nicaragua's most important cities both economically and politically....
 and León
León, Nicaragua

Le?n is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de Le?n and rivals Granada, Nicaragua, in the number of historic spanish colonial homes and churches....
. The currency of Nicaragua is named the córdoba in his memory.

Cordoba was an officer of Pedro Arias Dávila
Pedrarias Dávila

File:PedrariasDavila.jpgPedrarias D?vila , was a Spain colonial administrator. He led the first great Spanish expedition in the New World.He married an intimate friend of queen Isabella I of Spain and saw some service in Europe....
, known also as Pedrarias Dávila. Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés

Hern?n Cort?s de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marqu?s del Valle de Oaxaca was a Spain conquistador who led an expedition that caused the conquest of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the Crown of Castile, in the early 16th century....
 supported Cordoba, in return for support against Cristóbal de Olid
Cristóbal de Olid

Crist?bal de Olid was a Spain adventurer, conquistador and rebel who played a part in the conquest of Mexico and Honduras.File:Jal-ixco.jpgBorn in Zaragoza, Olid grew up in the household of the governor of Cuba, Diego Vel?zquez de Cu?llar....
. Pedrarias Dávila considered Cordoba an insurrectionist and a traitor, and finally captured and beheaded him.

His remains were found in the year 2000 in Leon Viejo, Nicaragua.