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Santa Fe de Bogotá

Type Object Region South America Time 1538

Founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on August 6, 1538 on the Bogotá savanna, Santa Fe de Bogotá became the earliest Spanish colonial capital of New…

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  1. 1538Bogotá savanna · Bogotá savannaAfter conquering the Muisca region, Quesada's expedition chose a site on the savanna to establish Santa Fe de Bogotá, bearing the name Santa Fe prefixed with the local place name Bogotá.
  2. 1538–1540Santa Fe de Bogotá · ColombiaWithin two years of the city's founding, Bogotá was laid out to Spanish standards with a main plaza, church, and municipal institutions, attracting settlers; the city's population and building scale grew rapidly.
  3. 1540Santa Fe de Bogotá · New GranadaBy around 1540, Bogotá had established itself as the core of colonial rule on the Colombian highlands, coordinating administration over surrounding former Muisca lands, the Caribbean coast, and inland exploration routes.

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