Ortún Velázquez de Velasco
Ortún Velázquez de Velasco (c. 1500, Cuéllar, Castile – 4 November 1584, Pamplona, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador. He is known as the co-founder and first governor of Pamplona in the Norte de Santander department of Colombia, which borders Venezuela.[4]
Ortún Velázquez de Velasco | |
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| Born | c. 1500 |
| Died | 4 November 1584 |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1536–1584 |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca Quest for El Dorado |
| Spouse(s) | Luisa Montalvo de Lugo |
| Children | 1 son: Juan Velásquez de Velasco y Montalvo 2 daughters: María Velázquez de Velasco y Montalvo, Magdalena Velázquez de Velazco |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Ana Velázquez (sister) |
| Mayor of Tunja | |
| In office 1544–1544 | |
| Preceded by | García Arias Maldonado &Hernando de Beteta |
| Succeeded by | Hernando de Escalante & Sebastián de Almarcha |
| Notes | |
American expeditions
Velázquez de Velasco took part in the expedition of the Spanish conquest of the Muisca people led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada from 1536 to 1539. He then settled in Tunja under Gonzalo Suárez Rendón. He married there, was mayor of the city in 1544,[3] and left in 1548. From 1549 he participated in the conquest of the Chitarero people and the foundation of Pamplona under Pedro de Ursúa.[1][5]
Personal life
Ortún Velázquez de Velasco was born around 1500 in the town of Cuéllar, Segovia Province, Castile and León; the only son of Gutierre Velázquez de Cuéllar, lord of Villavaquerín, and María Enríquez de Acuña. He had one sister, Ana Velázquez. Velázquez de Velasco married Luisa Montalvo de Lugo in Tunja in 1545 and the couple had three children: one son and two daughters.[2] María Velázquez de Velasco y Montalvo married conquistador Juan Maldonado Ordóñez.[6]
See also
References
- (in Spanish) List of conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada – Banco de la República
- (in Spanish) Ortún Velázquez de Velasco – Geni
- Muñoz Cárdenas, 2014, p.15
- (in Spanish) Conquistadores desde las ciudades Coro y Pamplona
- Rodríguez Freyle, 1979 (1638), p.xii
- Rodríguez Freyle, 1979 (1638), p.126
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.
- 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, 1–592. Fundacion Biblioteca Ayacuch. 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.
