Juanes de Ávila or Juanes Dávila (born 1514, died in the 1500s) was a Licentiate in law and civil servant of the Spanish Empire who was governor and captain general of Cuba between 1544 and 1546.

Juanes de Ávila
4th Governor of Cuba
In office
1544–1546
MonarchCarlos I of Spain
Preceded byIsabel de Bobadilla
Succeeded byAntonio de Cháves
Personal details
Born1514
Corona de Castilla
Died16th century
Spanish Empire
NationalitySpanish
OccupationCivil servant and Colonial governor

Biography edit

Juanes de Ávila was born in the Crown of Castile. He received a licentiate degree.[1] He was named governor and captain general of Cuba in 1544, and arrived in Santiago de Cuba on February 10, 1544.[2]

During his administration, Dávila developed monopolies to his own benefit, restricted municipal councils, intimidated Cuban inhabitants and accepted bribes,[3] so he was charged and sent to trial.[3] He died in the Spanish Empire in the 16th century.

References edit

  1. ^ Catony, Leonardo Depestre (April 11, 2014). "Doña Guiomar, un personaje de la vida real". Mujeres (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Ullivarri, Saturnino (2004). Piratas y corsarios en Cuba. Editorial Renacimiento. p. 65. ISBN 9788484726975.
  3. ^ a b Ortega, Josefina (2008). "Doña Guiomar de Guzmán" (in Spanish). La Habana: La Jiribilla: Revista de cultura cubana. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)