text: Fray NicolÃ s de Ovando y CÃ ceres ( Castile , 1460 -- Madrid , May 29 , 1518 ) was a Spanish soldier from a noble family and a Knight of the Order of AlcÃ ntara .
simplified: NicolÃ s de Ovando ( Brozas , 1460 -- Seville , 1511 ) was a Spanish soldier from a noble family and a knight of the Order of AlcÃ ntara .