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   Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, (Spanish: [gonˈθalo xiˈmeneθ ðe keˈsaða]; 1509 – 16 February 1579) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia.

   • Other names: Gonzalo Jiménez de Quezada, Gonzalo Ximénez de Quesada
   • Employer: Spanish Crown

   • Years active: 1536–1572
   • Nationality: Castilian

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   Mar 15, 2024 · Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (born c. 1495, Córdoba or Granada, Spain—died Feb. 16, 1579, Mariquita, New Granada [now in Colombia]) was a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that won the region of New Granada (Colombia) for Spain. Trained as a lawyer in Granada, Quesada sailed to the New World in 1535 to serve as the chief magistrate ...

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   Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, también descrito como Ximénez de Quesada (Granada o Córdoba, [1] España, 1509-Mariquita, Provincia de Mariquita, Nuevo Reino de Granada, 16 de febrero de 1579) fue un abogado, adelantado y conquistador español con el rango de Teniente General que conquistó el territorio al que llamó Nuevo Reino de Granada, de ...

   • Nacionalidad: Español
   • Sepultura: Catedral Primada de Colombia

   • Padre: Luis Ximenez de Quesada y valor desconocido

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   Who is Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (born c. 1495, Córdoba or Granada, Spain—died Feb. 16, 1579, Mariquita, New Granada [now in Colombia]) was a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that won the region of New Granada (Colombia) for Spain.

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   Why did Quesada go to New Granada?

   • Trained as a lawyer in Granada, Quesada sailed to the New World in 1535 to serve as the chief magistrate for the colony of Santa Marta, on the northern coast of South America. The following year, although he had no military experience, Quesada led an expedition of 900 men up the Magdalena River into the interior of New Granada.

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   How long did de Quesada live in New Granada?

   • De Quesada, after nearly a dozen years of wandering disconsolately through the gaming halls of Europe, returned to New Granada in 1550. Here, he settled down to live for nearly thirty years. He was a respected settler, becoming the most influential man in the Kingdom.

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   What did Francisco Jiménez do in 1535?

   • In 1535, Jiménez joined a New World-bound expedition led by Pedro Fernández de Lugo, the experienced governor of the Canaries and at that time governor of the troubled colony at Santa Marta in what is now Colombia. As lieutenant to Governor Fernández, Jiménez was to oversee judicial and administrative procedures, not to command as conquistador.

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   Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. (Granada, España, 1509 - Mariquita, Colombia, 1579) Conquistador y cronista español, descubridor del reino de Nueva Granada (actual Colombia) y fundador de su capital, Santa Fe de Bogotá. Frente a las colosales figuras de Cristóbal Colón, Hernán Cortés o Francisco Pizarro, el nombre de Gonzalo Jiménez de ...

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   Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada ( b. 1509; d. 16 February 1579), Spanish conquistador. Jiménez was born into a Jewish converso family in Córdoba, which had moved to Granada by 1522. Both he and his father were lawyers who practiced before the Audiencia in Granada.

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   May 18, 2018 · Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. c. 1499-1579. Spanish conquistador who claimed New Granada (now Colombia) for Spain. Jiménez de Quesada was trained as a lawyer in Granada, then traveled to the colony of Santa Marta on the northern coast of South America to serve as its chief justice. In 1536, he was commissioned by Pedro Fernandez de Lugo to lead ...

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    ¿Quién fue Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada? (Granada - España 1509; Mariquita - Colombia 1579) Conquistador y cronista español, descubridor del reino de Nueva Granada (actual Colombia) y fundador de su capital, Santa Fe de Bogotá. Fue soldado en Italia hasta 1530, fecha en que regresó a España y comenzó la carrera jurídica en la ciudad de ...