Nikolaus Federmann

Nicholas spring (b. 1506 in Ulm, † February 1542 in Valladolid, Spain) was a trade agent, explorer and captain of the Welser.

Life

As an agent of the Augsburg Trade House of Welser Ulmer angry citizens son 1529/30 settlers and miners from Seville to Coro in Venezuela. From the governor Ambrose Dalfinger he was appointed deputy. On July 30, 1530 received Nicholas spring man of Dalfinger Ambrose, who had to go for health reasons to Hispaniola, the power of attorney over Little Venice.

Spring but man undertook in September 1530 without permission from the Audiencia of Santo Domingo, a Entdeckungszug with 110 foot soldiers, 16 horsemen and 100 Indians in the northern basin of the Orinoco to find the " South Sea ". His goal is to open up a new trade route to Asia, he did not reach. On March 17, 1531, he returned with 5565 gold pesos back to Coro back. Dalfinger banished him because of the unauthorized expedition to Europe for 4 years.

Later he moved his as Indian Historia published travelogue in such a good light, that he was employed as Captain-General and 1534/35 again went to Venezuela with the new governor George Hohermuth of Speyer.

In 1536 he undertook a second expedition in search of the fabled El Dorado. He founded the city of Riohacha in Colombia. He first moved on the eastern edge of the Cordillera along, forced - following the Salzhandelsweg - the crossing of the icy Andes and came across the tracks of the high culture of the Chibcha, whose empire was, however, already conquered and occupied by Jimenez de Quesada for the most part. Together with Sebastián de Belalcázar founded the rival Bogotá.

On July 8, 1539 spring man left the New World and traveled across Jamaica and Cuba to Europe. There the captain was intercepted by Welser, who accused him of breach of contract, the failure to provide assistance towards his comrades and the misappropriation of money. The Welser demanded a compensation of 100,000 ducats emerald and 15,000 ducats of gold. Since he could not pay, he came a few weeks in prison of Antwerp. Spring man tried his claims first in Ghent, finally to defend in Valladolid before Indies. He struggled with counterclaims, accusing the Welser to evade taxes, among others, and to act against the interests of the king. On October 19, 1541 Nicholas spring man finally agreed in a settlement. The Welser renounced financial claims and spring man gave ownership of his estate in Colombia from. Accused by the Welser family of infidelity and suspected by the Inquisition as a Lutheran, he died in February 1542 in the prison of Valladolid.

Works

  • Indian Historia. A beautiful two -celled kurt Historia Niclaus spring 's the disciples of Ulm first raise ( on the first expedition ) 1557 in Haguenau
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