Martín Galeano
Martín Galeano (?, Valencia del Mombuey, Badajoz, Spain - ?, Vélez, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador of Genovese descent who is known as the founder of the towns of Vélez, Oiba and Charalá in Santander, Colombia. He took part in the expedition of the Spanish conquest of the Muisca led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. After the foundation of Bogotá, he was sent northwards into Guane territories.[1]
Martín Galeano | |
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 Coat of arms of the Galeano family | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1536-? |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca Spanish conquest of the Guane Founder of Vélez, Oiba & Charalá |
| Spouse(s) | unnamed Isabel Juan de Meteller |
| Children | Mar(t)ina Galeano (daughter) |
| Relatives | Pedro Galeano (brother) Ángela Jiménez Galeano (sister) |
| Notes | |
Biography
Martín Galeano was born in Valencia del Mombuey, Badajoz or Genoa and had one brother, Pedro Galeano, and one sister, Ángela Jiménez Galeano. He married twice: with an unnamed woman; and with Isabel Juan de Meteller, formerly married to Pedro Ortuño Royo. With the unnamed woman, Galeano had one daughter; Marina, or Martina, Galeano, who became an encomendera.[2][3][4]
Conquest by Martín Galeano
| Name bold is founded |
Department | Date | Year | Notes | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vélez | Santander | 3 July or 14 September |
1539 | [5][6] |  |
| Oiba | Santander | 28 February | 1540 | [7] |  |
| Charalá | Santander | 23 July | 1540 | [8] |  |
| Simacota | Santander | 1551 |  | ||
Gallery
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Coat of arms of Vélez, Santander
See also
References
- (in Spanish) List of conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada - Banco de la República
- (in Spanish) Martín Galeano - Geni
- Unnamed wife of Martín Galeano - Geni
- Isabel Juan de Meteller - Geni
- Rodríguez Freyle, 1979 (1638), p.144
- (in Spanish) Official website Vélez Archived 2016-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spanish) Fundaciones de ciudades y poblaciones - Banco de la República
- (in Spanish) Official website Charalá Archived 2015-06-05 at Archive.today
Bibliography
- Rodríguez Freyle, Juan, and Darío Achury Valenzuela. 1979 (1859) (1638). El Carnero - Conquista i descubrimiento del nuevo reino de Granada de las Indias Occidentales del mar oceano, i fundacion de la ciudad de Santa Fe de Bogota, 1-598. Fundacion Biblioteca Ayacuch. Accessed 2016-11-21.
Further reading
- Acosta, Joaquín. 1848. Compendio histórico del descubrimiento y colonización de la Nueva Granada en el siglo décimo sexto - Historical overview of discovery and colonization of New Granada in the sixteenth century, 1-460. Beau Press. Accessed 2016-07-08.
