Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
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Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition into the Colombian interior that resulted in the establishment of Bogotá and the conquest of the Muisca people.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jiménez de Quesada | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1509 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Granada ⓘ Kingdom of Granada ⓘ |
| conquered |
Muisca
ⓘ
surface form:
Muisca Confederation
territories in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfFoundation | 1538 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1579 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Mariquita
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Granada ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Spanish Golden Age ⓘ |
| explored |
Andean highlands of present-day Colombia
ⓘ
Magdalena River valley ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jiménez de Quesada
|
| founded |
Bogotá
ⓘ
Bogotá ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Fe de Bogotá
|
| givenName | Gonzalo ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
founder of the capital of Colombia
ⓘ
leader of early Spanish expeditions in northern South America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conquest of the Muisca
ⓘ
expedition into the Colombian interior ⓘ founding of Bogotá ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| leaderOf | expedition from Santa Marta into the interior of present-day Colombia ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableWork | Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada ⓘ |
| occupation |
conquistador
ⓘ
historian ⓘ lawyer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of New Granada ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish conquest of the Muisca
|
| partOf | New Kingdom of Granada history ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startPoint | Santa Marta ⓘ |
| subjectOf | statues in Bogotá ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Jiménez de Quesada