Adrián de Moxica
Adrián de Moxica (de Múgica) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1453 explorer , discoverer |
| Years active | 1498–1499 |
Adrián de Moxica (also written as de Múgica) (1453 – c. 1499) was a Spanish nobleman and explorer.
Moxica was born to a
hanged
.
In popular culture
Adrián de Moxica was portrayed by Michael Wincott in 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 right-hand Hernando de Guevara (played by Arnold Vosloo). In the film, Moxica cuts off the hand of a Native American who claimed to have found no gold to pay for his taxes. Eventually, once confronted by both Columbus and his allies, he commits suicide by jumping off a steep cliff, rather than be captured.
References
- ^ Lipsett-Rivera, Sonya; Ayala, Sergio Rivera (1997). Columbus Takes On the Forces of Darkness, or Film and Historical Myth in 1492: The Conquest of Paradise. Scholarly Resources Inc. p. 11.
Sources
- Irving, Washington (1828). A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. London: John Murray.