Spanish conquest of New Granada

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conquest historical event military campaign

The Spanish conquest of New Granada was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign through which Spanish forces subdued indigenous polities in the region of present-day Colombia and surrounding areas, establishing Spanish rule there.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conquest → historical event → military campaign →
belligerent	Crown of Castile NERFINISHED →
cause	expansion of Spanish imperial power → search for gold and other resources →
chronology	consolidation of Spanish rule in highlands and coasts → early Caribbean coastal expeditions → interior Andean campaigns →
commander	Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada NERFINISHED → Nikolaus Federmann NERFINISHED → Pedro de Heredia → Rodrigo de Bastidas → Sebastián de Belalcázar NERFINISHED →
conflictType	colonial war →
country	Spanish Empire →
endTime	circa 1572 →
followedBy	creation of the New Kingdom of Granada → later establishment of the Viceroyalty of New Granada →
hasEffect	collapse of indigenous polities in New Granada → demographic decline of indigenous populations → introduction of encomienda system → spread of Christianity in New Granada →
languageOfRecord	Spanish →
location	New Granada → northern Andes → present-day Colombia → present-day Panama → present-day Venezuela →
opponent	Muisca Confederation → Panche people NERFINISHED → Quimbaya people → Tairona people → various Chibcha-speaking peoples →
partOf	Spanish Empire expansion → Spanish colonization of the Americas →
religionInvolved	Roman Catholicism →
result	Spanish victory → establishment of Spanish colonial rule in New Granada → incorporation of New Granada into the Viceroyalty of Peru →
significantEvent	conquest of the Muisca Confederation → conquest of the Quimbaya → conquest of the Tairona → founding of Bogotá → founding of Cartagena de Indias → founding of Santa Marta →
startTime	1525 →
timePeriod	16th century →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada ("Spanish conquest of the New Kingdom of Granada") →	describesEvent
Spanish colonization of the Americas →	hasPart
Sebastián de Benalcázar ("Spanish conquest of northern South America") →	notableFor
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada ("Spanish conquest of the Muisca") →	participantIn
Spanish conquest of New Granada ("conquest of the Muisca Confederation") →	significantEvent