List of conquistadors in Colombia

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This is a list of conquistadors who were active in the conquest of terrains that presently belong to Colombia. The nationalities listed refer to the state the conquistador was born into. Granada and Castile are currently part of Spain, but were separate states at the time of birth of the early conquistadors.

Important conquistadors and explorers were Alonso de Ojeda, who landed first at Colombian soil and founded the first settlement Santa Cruz, Rodrigo de Bastidas, who founded the oldest still remaining city Santa Marta, Pedro de Heredia, who founded the important city of Cartagena in 1533, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, who was the leader of the first and main expedition into the Andes (1536–1538), with his brother second in command and many other conquistadors, 80% of whom who didn't survive, and Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar who entered the Colombian interior from the northwest and south respectively.

Conquistadors in Colombia

Name
leader in bold 		Nationality Years
active 		Indigenous people encountered
bold is conquered
conquest failed 		Year
of
death 		Image Notes
Alonso de Ojeda Castilian 1499–1502
1509–10 		Wayuu
Kuna (2) 		1515
Christopher Columbus Genovese 1502–1504 Kuna (1) 1506
Francisco Pizarro Extremaduran 1509–10
1513
1515–29 		Kuna (2, 3, 4)
Inca 		1541
Martín Fernández de Enciso Castilian 1509–10
1513–17 		Kuna (2, 3) 1528
Vasco Núñez de Balboa Extremaduran 1513–19 Kuna (3) 1519
Pedro Arias Dávila Castilian 1513–19 Kuna (3) 1531
Pascual de Andagoya Basque 1515–29 Kuna (4), Inca 1548
Diego de Almagro Castilian 1515–29 Kuna (4)
Inca 		1538
Bartolomé Ruiz Castilian 1515–29 Kuna (4) 1532
Sebastián de Belalcázar Castilian 1514–39 Paez
Pijao (1)
Sutagao (1)
Muisca 		1551
Jorge Robledo Castilian 1514–46 Paez
Pijao (1)
Nutabe 		1546
Juan de Ampudia Castilian 1514–41 Paez, Pijao (1), Nutabe 1541
Pedro de Añasco Castilian 1514–41 Paez, Pijao (1)
Baltasar Maldonado Castilian 1534–52 Inca, Paez, Pijao (1), Quimbaya, Pantágora, Muisca, Choque, Inga, Kamëntsá 1552
Rodrigo de Bastidas Castilian 1524–25 Tairona 1527
Juan de Céspedes Castilian 1525–43 Tairona, Chimila (1, 2)
Muisca
Panche (1), Sutagao (1) 		1573 or 1576
Ambrosius Ehinger Bavarian 1529–33 Tairona, Wayuu
Chimila (1), Motilon (1), Chitarero (1) 		1533
Pedro de Heredia Castilian 1532–38 Zenú 1554
Alonso de Heredia Castilian 1532–38 Zenú
Alonso de Cáceres Extremaduran 1532–38 Zenú
Georg von Speyer Palatinatian 1535–38 Motilon (2)
Chitarero (1) 		1540
Nikolaus Federmann Bavarian 1535–39 Motilon (2), Chitarero (1)
U'wa, Lache (1)
Muisca 		1542
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa Extremaduran 1535–39 Motilon (2), Chitarero (1), U'wa, Lache (1), Muisca 1576>
Luis Lanchero Castilian 1533–39
1541–1559 		Muzo 1562
Gonzalo Jiménez
de Quesada 		Granadian 1536–39
1569–72 		Tairona, Chimila (2)
zipa
zaque
Panche
Pijao (2) 		1579
Juan Maldonado Castilian 1536–39
1569–72 		Tairona, Chimila (2), Muisca, Panche, Pijao (2)
Pedro Ruíz Corredor Castilian 1533–1601 Tairona, Chimila (2), Muisca, Inca 1601+
Juan de Albarracín Castilian 1536–1539 Tairona, Chimila (2), Muisca, Panche
Juan Tafur Castilian 1518–1541 Tairona, Chimila (1,2), Muisca, Panche
Martín Yañéz Tafur Castilian 1520–1544 Zenú, Kuna, Panche
Antonio Díaz de Cardoso Portuguese 1526–41 Tairona, Chimila (2), Muisca, Panche
Gonzalo García Zorro Extremaduran 1536–1544 Tairona, Chimila (2), Muisca, Panche 1566
Gonzalo Macías Extremaduran 1536–39
1569–71 		Tairona, Chimila (2), Muisca, Panche, Pijao (2) 1571~
Hernán Pérez
de Quesada 		Granadian 1536–39
1540–42 		Tairona, Chimila (2)
Muisca, Panche
Lache (2), Chitarero (3)
Achagua, Guayupe, Choque, Inga, Kamëntsá 		1544
Gonzalo Suárez Rendón Castilian 1536–39 Tairona, Chimila (2)
zipa, Panche
zaque 		1590
Juan del Junco Asturian 1536–41 Tairona, Chimila (2)
Muisca 		15??
Martín Galeano Extremaduran 1536–39
1540–45 		Tairona, Chimila (2)
Muisca, Panche
Muzo 		1554~
Lázaro Fonte Castilian 1536–39
1540–42 		Tairona, Chimila (2)
Muisca, Panche
Lache (2), Guayupe 		1542
Juan de Sanct Martín Castilian 1536–39
1540–45 		Tairona, Chimila (2)
Muisca, Panche
Guane
Achagua
Hernán Venegas Carrillo Castilian 1536–47 Tairona, Chimila (2), Panche 1583
Ortún Velázquez de Velasco Castilian 1536–39 Tairona, Chimila (2), Muisca, Panche, Chitarero (2) 1584
Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano Extremaduran 1536–39 Tairona, Chimila (2), Muisca, Panche
Pedro Fernández de Valenzuela Castilian 1536–39 Tairona, Chimila (2), Muisca, Panche
640+ conquistadors
~80% 		mostly Castilian April 1536
-
April 1537 		Diseases, jaguars, crocodiles, climate,
various indigenous warfare 		1536
1537
Gaspar de Rodas Extremaduran 1539–81 Paez
Pijao
Nutabe 		1607
Juan Maldonado Castilian 1543–72 Chitarero (4) 1572
Pedro de Ursúa Navarran 1545–61 Panche
Muzo
Chitarero (5)
Tairona 		1561
Juan Taborda Extremaduran 1545–69 Nutabe 1569
Juan Freyle Castilian Panche
Muzo
Chitarero (5)
Tairona

See also

  • Spanish conquest of Guatemala, Petén
  • Maya, Chiapas, Yucatán
  • Aztec, Honduras
  • Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada
  • El Carnero

Bibliography

  • Rodríguez Freyle, Juan; Achury Valenzuela, Darío (1979) [1859 (1638)], El Carnero – Conquista i descubrimiento del nuevo reino de Granada de las Indias Occidentales del mar oceano, i fundacion de la ciudad de Santa Fe de Bogota (PDF) (in Spanish), Fundacion Biblioteca Ayacuch, pp. 1–598, retrieved 2016-11-21

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