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In Hunza the Spanish submitted zaque Quemuenchatocha and headed towards Sogamoso, where they raided and accidentally set the Sun Temple on fire. On March 22, 1537 the Spanish arrived from the north crossing the salt mine villages Nemocón and Zipaquirá to a place they named Valle de los Alcázarea (Valley of the Fortress). Already in Muisca ...
1538 - Santa Fe de Bogotá founded by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. [1] 1539 - 27 April: Municipal council in session [2] 1540 - City status granted by Charles I of the Spanish Empire [2] 1549 - City becomes capital of the New Kingdom of Granada; 1550 - Santo Domingo convent founded. 1553 - Main Plaza relocated [3]
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, (Spanish: [gonˈθalo xiˈmeneθ ðe keˈsaða]; 1509 [1] – 16 February 1579) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia.
Spanish authorities suppressed the riot, and José Antonio Galán, the leader, was executed. He left an imprint, though. One of the soldiers witnessing his execution was an intellectually curious, noble teenager named Antonio Nariño, who was deeply impressed by both the insurrection and the execution. Nariño went on to become a politician in ...
The history of Colombia includes its settlement by indigenous peoples and the establishment of agrarian societies, notably the Muisca Confederation, Quimbaya Civilization, and Tairona Chiefdoms. The Spanish arrived in 1499 and initiated a period of annexation and colonization, ultimately creating the Viceroyalty of New Granada , with its ...
The Spanish pronunciation of his name brought about the Colombian capital Bogotá. Tisquesusa was the ruler of the southern Muisca Confederation at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Muisca , when the troops led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada and his brother entered the central Andean highlands.
There is an initiative called Council How It Goes (Spanish: Concejo Cómo Vamos), which is in charge of doing political watchdog journalism in relation to the activities of the Bogotá City Council. This initiative is sponsored by the Corona multinational (Colombia), the El Tiempo Publishing House (CEET), the Pontifical Xavierian University and ...
The Bolívar Square (Spanish: Plaza de Bolívar or Plaza Bolívar) is the main square of the Colombian capital Bogotá.The square, previously called Plaza Mayor until 1821 and Plaza de la Constitución, is located in the heart of the historical area of the city and hosts a statue of Simón Bolívar, sculpted in 1846 by the Italian Pietro Tenerani, which was the first public monument in the city.