Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano facts for kids
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Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano
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| Born | 1510 Villafranca de los Barros, Extremadura, Castile
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| Died | >1583 Tunja, New Kingdom of Granada
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| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1536-1539 |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca Co-founder of Tunja Quest for El Dorado |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel Pérez de Cuéllar |
| Children | Elvira Camacho Zambrano María Zambrana de Cuéllar Juan Camacho Zambrano Juana Zambrana Anastasia Camacho Zambrano Isabel Camacho Sabidos y Zambrano Esteban Zambrana |
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| Relatives | Juan Martín Camacho Sabidos (brother) Pedro Ruíz Corredor (brother-in-law) |
| Mayor of Tunja | |
| In office 1583–1583 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco de Velandia & Alonso de Carvajal |
| Succeeded by | Diego de Paredes Calderón & Pedro Núñez Cabrera |
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Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was a Spanish conquistador. A conquistador was a Spanish explorer and soldier. He was born in 1510 in Villafranca de los Barros, in a region of Spain called Extremadura. He passed away after 1583 in Tunja, which is now part of Colombia.
Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was part of a big expedition. This journey was led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Their goal was the Spanish conquest of the Muisca. The Muisca were an indigenous group in what is now Colombia.
He helped Gonzalo Suárez Rendón establish the city of Tunja. This happened on August 6, 1539. Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano then made Tunja his home. Later, in 1583, he served as a mayor of Tunja. He shared this role with Francisco de Avendaño.
About Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano
Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was born in 1510. His hometown was Villafranca de los Barros in Extremadura, Spain. His parents were Juan Martin Camacho Savidos and Elvira Gonzáles Zambrana. He also had a brother named Juan Martin Camacho Sabidos.
Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano married Isabel Pérez de Cuéllar. They had seven children together. These included two sons and five daughters. Isabel's sister, Elvira, also married a conquistador. His name was Pedro Ruíz Corredor.
See also
In Spanish: Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano para niños
- List of conquistadors in Colombia
- Spanish conquest of the Muisca
- El Dorado
- Tunja, Hernán Pérez de Quesada
- Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Gonzalo Suárez Rendón
