Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (founder of Nicaragua)
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Nicaraguan Postage, 1924
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:C. – 1526) is usually reputed as the founder of Nicaragua, and in fact he founded two important Nicaraguan cities, Granada and León. The currency of Nicaragua is named the córdoba in his memory.
Córdoba was an officer of Pedro Arias Dávila, known also as Pedrarias Dávila.<ref name=Leon>León, P., 1998, The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles of the New World Encounter, edited and translated by Cook and Cook, Durham: Duke University Press, Template:ISBN</ref>Template:Rp Hernán Cortés and Hernán Ponce de León supported Córdoba during the conquest of Nicaragua in 1524,<ref name=Leon/>Template:Rp in return for support against Cristóbal de Olid. Dávila considered Córdoba an insurrectionist and a traitor, and finally captured and beheaded him.<ref name=Leon/>Template:Rp
His remains were found in 2000 in León Viejo, Nicaragua.<ref name =remains>Article on Latinamericanstudies.org</ref>
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