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Pedro de Heredia (c. 1505 in Madrid – January 27, 1554 in Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz) was a Spanish conquistador, founder of the city of Cartagena de Indias and explorer of the northern coast and the interior of present-day Colombia.
India Catalina (1495- May 11, 1538) was an indigenous child of Mokaná ethnicity from the Colombian Atlantic coast, who was kidnapped by Pedro de Heredia to be an interpreter and intermediary, playing a role in the Spanish conquest of Colombia.
Jul 26, 2022 · Netflix’s Spanish historical drama, ‘The Queen and the Conquistador’, follows the story of an indigenous woman named India Catalina who falls in love with a Spanish conqueror named Pedro de Heredia.
His parents were Pedro de Heredia and Inés Fernandez. The chronicler Juan de Castellanos... Pedro de Heredia was a descendant of a rich family of noble lineage.
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According to an early account written by Juan de Castellanos, Catalina was a young girl, and daughter of a cacique, or native chief, when she was taken prisoner by Spanish Captain Diego de Nicuesa, in Galerazamba, not far from Cartagena.
Sep 29, 2021 · She was rapidly integrated into Spanish culture by her “host” family learning the language and the religion. It was around this time that she came into contact with Pedro de Heredia –the man who would become the founder of Cartagena and, eventually, her father-in-law.
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The Queen and the Conqueror (Spanish: La reina de Indias y el conquistador), is a Colombian historical drama television series created by Johhny Ortiz, and directed by Camilo Villamizar, and Juan Carlos Vásquez. [1]
