Nationality Spanish Years active 1481–1499 | Religion Roman Catholic Name Adrian Moxica | |
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Born 1453 Spain Died 1499Hispaniola, Caribbean Occupation Mariner, explorer, discoverer | ||
Adrián de Moxica (1453 – c. 1499) was a Spanish nobleman and explorer.
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- Adrian de Moxica 1492 Conquest of Paradise Mutherfucker Of The Year
- Biography
- In popular culture
- References
Adrian de Moxica (1492: Conquest of Paradise) - Mutherfucker Of The Year
Biography
Adrian de Moxica was born to a Spanish noble family of Basque descent. In 1498 he accompanied Christopher Columbus on his third journey to the Americas, where he participated in the rebellion against Columbus in 1499 led by Francisco Roldán. Although the rebellion was successful, de Moxica was arrested by Columbus' troops and hanged.
In popular culture
Adrián de Moxica was portrayed by Michael Wincott in the Ridley Scott's 1992 film 1492: Conquest of Paradise. Moxica fills a prominent role in the film as Columbus' nemesis, who assumes the role as the leader of Roldán's rebellion with his friend Hernando de Guevara. In the film, Moxica cuts off the hand of a Native American who claimed to have found no gold to pay for his taxes, although in reality, it was in fact Columbus who introduced the practice of mutilation as punishment, as discovered in a report in 2006, contrasting the benevolent Columbus pictured in the movie.