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===Hispaniola=== In 1502 the newly appointed governor, [[Nicolás de Ovando]], arrived in [[Hispaniola]], with the Spanish Crown expecting him to bring order to a colony in disarray, a task in which he succeeded.{{sfn|Vilches|2010|p=125}}{{sfn|Marley|2008|pp=9–11}} Ovando interpreted his instructions as authorizing subjugation of the native [[Taíno people|Taínos]], and consequently authorized the [[Jaragua massacre]] in November 1503. In 1504, when Taínos overran a small Spanish garrison in [[Higüey (city)|Higüey]] on the island's eastern side, Ovando assigned Ponce de León to crush the rebellion.{{sfn|Marley|2008|pp=9–11}} Ponce de León was actively involved in the Higüey massacre, about which friar [[Bartolomé de las Casas]] attempted to notify Spanish authorities. Ovando rewarded his victorious commander by appointing him frontier governor of the newly conquered province, then named [[La Altagracia Province|Higüey]] also. Ponce de León received a substantial land grant with an ''[[encomienda]]'' of sufficient Indian labor to farm his new estate.{{sfn|Fuson|2000|pp=63–65}}{{sfn|Goodwin|2019|p=36}} Ponce de León prospered in this new role. He found a ready market for his farm produce and livestock at nearby [[Boca de Yuma]] where Spanish ships stocked supplies before the long voyage back to Spain. In 1505 Ovando authorized Ponce de León to establish a new town in Higüey, which he named [[Salvaleón de Higüey|Salvaleón]]. In 1508 King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand]] (Queen Isabella having opposed the exploitation of natives but dying in 1504) authorized Ponce de León to conquer the remaining Taínos and exploit them by forcing them to mine gold.{{sfn|Rouse|1992|p=155}} Around this time, Ponce de León married Leonora, an innkeeper's daughter. They had three daughters, Juana, Isabel and María,{{sfn|Perea|1972|p=26}} and one son, Luis.{{sfn|Tió|1971|p=21}} The large stone house Ponce de León ordered built for his growing family still stands today near the city of [[San Rafael del Yuma]]; he named it Salvaleón after his grandmother's estate in Castile.{{sfn|Fuson|2000|pp=66–68}}
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