List of conquistadors in Colombia



This is a list of conquistadors who were active in the conquest of terrains that presently belong to Colombia. The nationalities listed refer to the state the conquistador was born into. Granada and Castile are currently part of Spain, but were separate states at the time of birth of the early conquistadors.

Important conquistadors and explorers were Alonso de Ojeda, who landed first at Colombian soil and founded the first settlement Santa Cruz, Rodrigo de Bastidas, who founded the oldest still remaining city Santa Marta, Pedro de Heredia, who founded the important city of Cartagena in 1533, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, who was the leader of the first and main expedition into the Andes (1536–1538), with his brother second in command and many other conquistadors, 80% of whom who didn't survive, and Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar who entered the Colombian interior from the northwest and south respectively.

Conquistadors in Colombia
[[File:Conquest of Colombia.png|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Exploration & conquest of Colombia Alonso de Ojeda (1499–1502 & 1509–10)

Francisco Pizarro (1509–10) Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1513)

Francisco Pizarro

Martín Fernández de Enciso Pedro Arias Dávila (1513–1519)

Francisco Pizarro

Diego de Almagro

Sebastián de Belalcázar

Pascual de Andagoya Francisco Pizarro (1515–1529)

Diego de Almagro

Pascual de Andagoya

Bartolomé Ruiz

Jorge Robledo Pedro de Heredia (1532–1538)

Alonso de Cáceres Nikolaus Federmann (1537–1539)

Georg von Speyer

Miguel Holguín y Figueroa Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1536–1539)

Hernán Pérez de Quesada

Martín Galeano

Ortún Velázquez de Velasco

Juan de San Martín

Gonzalo Suárez Rendón

Juan del Junco

Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano

Antonio de Lebrija

Lázaro Fonte

Gonzalo Macías

Juan Maldonado

Juan de Céspedes

Hernán Pérez de Quesada (1539–1541)

Martín Galeano

Lázaro Fonte

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1569–1572)

Gonzalo Macías

Juan Maldonado Legend : • Leader – minor captain Notes : • >1539 expeditions in Llanos Orientales not shown • expedition Pedro de Ursúa not shown ]]