Nicolás Colman (active in the 16th century) was an English military man, a '' conquistador'' in the service of the

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. He was one of the

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s who accompanied

Pedro de Mendoza Pedro de Mendoza () (c. 1499 – June 23, 1537) was a Spanish '' conquistador'', soldier and explorer, and the first ''adelantado'' of New Andalusia. Setting sail Pedro de Mendoza was born in Guadix, Grenada, part of a large noble family tha ...

in the expedition of the

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Biography

Nicolás Colman was born in

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. He belonged to the small group of English sailors at the service of the Spanish Crown, who had arrived at the

with the army of ''

adelantado ''Adelantado'' (, , ; meaning "advanced") was a title held by Spanish nobles in service of their respective kings during the Middle Ages. It was later used as a military title held by some Spanish '' conquistadores'' of the 15th, 16th and 17th cen ...

'' Pedro de Mendoza. He took part in the first foundation of Buenos Aires together with his compatriots John Rute, Richard Limon and Robert Briche in 1536. In 1537, Colman arrived in

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

an territory and participated in the founding of the city of

Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...

. Some years later, Nicolás Colman was the leader of a revolt in the

Guayrá Guayrá (initially called Gobernación del Guayrá) was a historical region of the Spanish Empire, located in the Governorate of Paraguay, within the colonial Viceroyalty of Peru. The region is located in present-day Paraguay and Paraná. Ther ...

, taking an active part in the dismissal of

Francisco de Mendoza Francisco López de Mendoza y Mendoza (Granada, 1547 – Madrid, 1 March 1623), in the literature often simply referred to as Francisco de Mendoza, was a Spanish nobleman, diplomat, general, and eventually bishop, who briefly played an important r ...

like lieutenant of governor of Asunción. Nicolas Colmán lost his right hand in a fight. In 1567, was

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of Ciudad Real del Guayrá, and governor of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Colman, Nicolas 16th-century explorers Explorers of Argentina People from Asunción Military personnel from Buenos Aires Río de la Plata Spanish colonial governors and administrators 16th-century English people 1518 births Year of death unknown

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