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Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

Type Figure Region Spain Time c. 1499–1579 Also known as Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada、Gonzalo Ximénez de Quesada、冈萨洛·希梅内斯·德·奎萨达

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led an expedition deep into the Colombian highlands from 1536 to …

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  1. 1536–1538Santa Fe de Bogotá · New GranadaSetting out inland from Santa Marta, he founded the city of Santa Fe de Bogotá on August 6, 1538, conquering the Chibcha (Muisca) polities and seizing large quantities of gold and emeralds, laying the foundation of the colonial administrative center of Colombia.
  2. 1541–1550Madrid · CastileAfter returning to Spain in the early 1540s, he sought governance rights and rewards for New Granada within the Crown and Council of the Indies system, participating in colonial policy discussions from the 1540s through the 1550s and preparing resources for his second expedition in 1569.
  3. 1569–1579New Granada · New GranadaHe again expeditioned to New Granada in 1569, later serving as governor and in other posts, compiling the manuscript General History of New Granada, and dying in Madrid after returning to Spain in 1579.

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