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What did Juan Ponce de León do in Hispaniola?
By the early 1500s, Ponce de León helped crush a rebellion of the native Taíno people in Hispaniola.
Did Juan Ponce de León bring order to Hispaniola?
After Ponce de León suppressed an Indian mutiny, Ovando rewarded him with the governorship of the eastern province of Hispaniola.

Question: Who was Ovando?
Self-contained rewrite: Who was Nicolás de Ovando?