Miguel Holguín y Figueroa
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa, also written as Miguel Holguín de Figueroa, (1516, Cáceres, Kingdom of Spain - after 1576, Tunja, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador. He took part in the expeditions of conquest of the Chitarero, Motilon, U'wa and Lache peoples led by Nikolaus Federmann.[1] Holguín y Figueroa later settled in Tunja, where he protested the rapacious activities of Hernán Pérez de Quesada, governor of Bogotá.
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1516 |
| Died | After 1576 |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Other names | Miguel Holguín de Figueroa |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1535-1539 |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of Venezuela Spanish conquest of the Muisca Quest for El Dorado |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel de Cárcamo y Orozco Isabel Maldonado de Bohórquez |
| Children | 3 daughters: Inés de Cárcamo, Elvira de Holguín, María Maldonado de Holguín 1 son: Diego Holguín de Figueroa Maldonado de Bohorques |
| Mayor of Tunja | |
| In office 1558–1558 | |
| Preceded by | Gregorio Suárez de Deza & Pedro García Ruiz. |
| Succeeded by | Diego Montañez & Pedro Vásquez de Loaiza |
| In office 1564–1564 | |
| Preceded by | Juan López |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Salguero & Hernando de Rojas |
| In office 1572–1572 | |
| Preceded by | Gómez de Cifuentes & Pedro Bravo |
| Succeeded by | Pedro García Ruiz & Diego de Partearroyo |
| In office 1576–1576 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro López Patiño de Haro & Juan Prieto Maldonado |
| Succeeded by | Hernando Mateos & Bachiller Pedro de Valdelomar |
| Notes | |
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa was chronicled by Juan Rodríguez Freyle in El Carnero.
Biography
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa, also written as Holguín de Figueroa, was born in 1516 in Cáceres. He married twice: to Isabel de Cárcamo y Orozco; and Isabel Maldonado de Bohórquez (or Bohórques), widow of Pedro Núñez Cabrera.[2][3][5] With Isabel de Cárcamo y Orozco he had two daughters: Inés de Cárcamo and Elvira de Holguín; with Isabel Maldonado de Bohórquez a son and a daughter: Diego Holguín de Figueroa Maldonado de Bohorques and María Maldonado de Holguín.[2][3] Miguel Holguín y Figueroa was mayor of Tunja for four terms; 1558, 1564, 1572 and 1576.[4] He is named in texts until 1576, while his year of death in Tunja is unknown.[1]
See also
References
- (in Spanish) List of conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada - Banco de la República
- (in Spanish) Miguel Holguín de Figueroa - Geni
- (in Spanish) Miguel Holguín de Figueroa
- Muñoz Cárdenas, 2014, p.16
- Rodríguez Freyle, 1638, p.153
Bibliography
- Muñoz Cárdenas, Felipe Andrés. 2014. La Administración de Tunja a través del siglo XX - The Administration of Tunja through the twentieth century, 1-163. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Accessed 2017-03-06.
- 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 2017-03-06.
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 2017-03-01.
- De Castellanos, Juan. 1857 (1589). Elegías de varones ilustres de Indias, 1–567. Accessed 2017-03-01.
- Fernández de Piedrahita, Lucas. 1676. VI.Historia general de las conquistas del Nuevo Reino de Granada. Accessed 2017-03-01.
- Jiménez de Quesada, Gonzalo. 1576. Memoria de los descubridores, que entraron conmigo a descubrir y conquistar el Reino de Granada. Accessed 2017-03-01.
- De Plaza, José Antonio. 1810. Memorias para la historia de la Nueva Granada desde su descubrimiento el 20 de julio de 1810, 1-464. Imprenta del Neo-Granadino. Accessed 2017-03-01.
- Simón, Pedro. 1892 (1626). Noticias historiales de las conquistas de Tierra Firme en las Indias occidentales (1882-92) vol.1-5. Accessed 2017-03-01.
- N, N. 1979 (1889) (1539). Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada, 81-97. Banco de la República. Accessed 2017-03-01.
