Diego de Nicuesa

Diego de Nicuesa
Died1511
Occupation(s)Conquistador and explorer
Known forMysterious disappearance

Diego de Nicuesa (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ðe niˈkwesa]; died 1511) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first governor of Veragua, a region stretching from Panama to northern Nicaragua, during the Spanish colonial period.