Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Spanish conquistador
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia. He explored the territory named by him New Kingdom of Granada,... Wikipedia
Died: February 16, 1579, Mariquita, Colombia
Born: 1509; Córdoba or Granada, Crown of Castile
Parents: Isabel de Rivera Quesada and Luis Jiménez de Quesada
Buried: August 13, 1938, Catedral Primada de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
Nationality: Spanish
Education: University of Salamanca