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Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera, best known as Sebastián de Belalcázar (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan de βelalˈkaθaɾ]; c. 1490 – April 28, 1551) was a Spanish conquistador. Belalcázar, also written as Benalcázar, is known as the founder of important early colonial cities in the northwestern part of South America; Quito in 1534 and ...
Sebastián de Belalcázar, [a] nacido como Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera (Belalcázar, Corona de Castilla, 1480-Cartagena de Indias, Gobernación de Cartagena, Imperio español, 1551), fue un militar, explorador, descubridor y conquistador español, que fue nombrado adelantado y gobernador de Popayán en 1540, para recién tomar posesión del ...
Sebastián de Benalcázar (born c. 1495, Benalcázar, Spain—died 1551, Cartagena, New Granada [now in Colombia]) was a Spanish conqueror of Nicaragua, Ecuador, and southwestern Colombia. He captured Quito and founded the cities of Guayaquil in Ecuador and Popayán in Colombia.
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Aug 3, 2023 · Summary. Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera or Sebastián de Belalcázar, born in the town of Belalcázar (Córdoba-Spain) in 1490, was a Spanish military officer, conquistador, explorer, adelantado and governor in the Indies. After settling in the Indies, it is thought that he initially resided for a few years in Santo Domingo until he decided to ...
Sebastián de Belalcázar (Sebastián de Belalcázar o Benalcázar; Belalcázar, 1480 - Cartagena de Indias, 1551) Conquistador español. Al parecer arribó a América en uno de los últimos viajes de Cristóbal Colón. En 1514 llegó con Pedro Arias Dávila al Darién, donde fue nombrado capitán. En 1524 participó en la conquista de ...
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d. 30 April 1551), Spanish conquistador. Born probably as Sebastián Moyano, like many illiterate and humble folk, Belalcázar changed his name to that of his home town: Belalcázar, province of Córdoba. His later fame and success demonstrated the possibilities for social mobility in the New World.
Nov 1, 1987 · Belalcázar’s early career in Nicaragua, captainship at Cajamarca, conquest of Ecuador and southern Colombia, reluctant involvement in the Peruvian civil wars in the 1540s, and participation in the government in southern Colombia are all appropriately covered.
