Spanish conquest of the Muisca
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Was the conquest of the central Andean highlands of Colombia by the Spanish conquistadors.
Chronology
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January 1510: San Sebastián de Urabá, today Necoclí (Colombia), was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
October 1510: Santa María la Antigua del Darién, today Unguía (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
December 1510: Turbaco (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
March 1536: Jamundí (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
December 1536: Barrancabermeja (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Riohacha (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: San Juan del Cesar (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Villanueva (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Urumita (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: La Jagua del Pilar (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: La Paz (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: San Diego (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Sompallón (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Chiriguaná (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Tamalameque (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: La Gloria (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Aguachica (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Rionegro (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Puerto Wilches (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
April 1537: Vélez (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
April 1537: Chipatá (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
April 1537: Spanish conquest of Funza (Bacatá).
September 1537: An expedition in the Tenza valley (Colombia) results in the Spanish conquest of the area.
September 1537: Sogamoso conquered by spain.
August 1538: Foundation of Bogotá by the Spanish.
August 1538: An alliance of Spanish and indigenous forces defeated the Muisca at the Battle of Tocarema.
May 1537: Aguada (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Chimichagua (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
May 1502: Santa Cruz was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: San Martín (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Gamarra (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
March 1537: Simacota (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
January 1537: Sabana de Torres (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.
August 1537: Hunza conquered by spain.
April 1540: Decapitation of the last zaque Aquiminzaque, Hernán Pérez de Quesada. Aquiminzaque was the ruler of the Muisca Confederation in present-day Colombia. Hernán Pérez de Quesada was a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that conquered the Muisca territory in 1540.
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Historia. Retrieved on March 24th, 2024 on https://www.barrancabermeja.gov.co/publicaciones/11/historia/
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