Gonzalo_Jiménez_de_Quesada
is
As of April 16, 2026
If still alive
517 years old
approximately!
Years Since Death
447 years
2 months
Days Until Anniversary
305 days
Age at Death
Approx. 70 years old
Date of Birth
(1509 ) is
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Year
Date of Death
(February 16born, 1579 ) is
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Mercury
approx. 2148.1 years old
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approx. 841 years old
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approx. 275.1 years old
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Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada | |
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 Oil portrait of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (Ricardo Gómez Campuzano, Colombian Academy of History, Bogotá) | |
| Born | 1509 |
| Died | 16 February 1579 (aged 70) |
| Other names | Gonzalo Jiménez de Quezada Gonzalo Ximénez de Quesada |
| Occupations | Conquistador, Explorer |
| Years active | 1536–1572 |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca Spanish conquest of New Granada Founder of Bogotá First mayor of Bogotá Quest for El Dorado |
| Notable work | Apuntamientos y anotaciones sobre la historia de Paulo Jovio, obispo de Nochera (1566) |
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| Relatives | Hernán Pérez de Quesada (brother) Francisco Jiménez de Quesada (brother) Melchor de Quesada (brother) Catalina Magdalena de Quesada (sister) Andrea Ximénez de Quesada (sister) Isabel de Quesada (half-sister) |
| Mayor of Bogotá | |
| In office 1538–1539 | |
| Preceded by | Position established; previously the final zipa Sagipa. |
| Succeeded by | Jerónimo de Inza |
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Look up "Gonzalo_Jiménez_de_Quesada" on WikipediaWikipedia Categories
- Quesada family
- Mayors of Bogotá
- Explorers of Amazonia
- Spanish city founders
- Spanish conquistadors
- Spanish Roman Catholics
- Andalusian conquistadors
- Biography with signature
- University of Salamanca alumni
- Scholars of the Muisca civilization
- Burials at the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá
- Founders of cities in the Viceroyalty of Peru
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