Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva

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Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva was a 16th-century Spanish colonial official who served as the first president of the Royal Audiencia of New Granada and gave his name to the Colombian town of Villa de Leyva.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial official
human
jurist
areaOfActivity colonial administration in New Granada
colonial justice in Spanish America
centuryOfActivity 16th century
continentOfCitizenship Europe
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
employer Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle president of the Audiencia
heritage Spanish
influenced institutional development of New Granada
jurisdiction Royal Audiencia of New Granada NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Spanish
namesakeOf Villa de Leyva NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first president of the Royal Audiencia of New Granada
giving his name to the town of Villa de Leyva
occupation colonial administrator
judge
partOf Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
positionHeld oidor of the Royal Audiencia of New Granada
president of the Royal Audiencia of New Granada
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
workLocation New Granada NERFINISHED
Santa Fe de Bogotá NERFINISHED

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Villa de Leyva namedAfter Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva