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Ortún Velázquez de Velasco (,
Cuéllar Cuéllar () is a municipality in the Province of Segovia, within the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. The municipality had a population of 9,730 inhabitants according to the municipal register of inhabitants (INE) as of 1 Jan ...
, Castile – 4November 1584,
Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...
, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador. He is known as the co-founder and first governor of
Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...
in the
Norte de Santander North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander) () is a department of Northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Cúcuta, one of the country's major cities. North Santander is bordered by Vene ...
department of Colombia, which borders
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.Conquistadores desde las ciudades Coro y Pamplona
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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 Tunja () is a city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 it had a population of 172,548 inhabitants. It is the capital of Boyacá departmen ...
under
Gonzalo Suárez Rendón Gonzalo Suárez Rendón (1503, Málaga, Castile – 1590 (or 1583), Tunja, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador, known as the founder of the capital of Boyacá; Tunja, second city of the New Kingdom of Granada. A veteran of the It ...
. He married there, was mayor of the city in 1544,Muñoz Cárdenas, 2014, p.15 and left in 1548. From 1549 he participated in the conquest of the Chitarero people and the foundation of Pamplona under
Pedro de Ursúa Pedro de Ursúa (1526 – 1561) was a Spanish conquistador from Baztan in Navarre. He is best known for his final trip with Lope de Aguirre in search for El Dorado, where he found death in a plot. He was born in Arizkun, Baztan, to a Beaumon ...
.List of conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
–
Banco de la República The Bank of the Republic ( es, Banco de la República) is the central bank of Colombia. It was initially established under the regeneration era in 1880. Its main modern functions, under the new Colombian constitution were detailed by Congress ...
Rodríguez Freyle, 1979 (1638), p.xii


Personal life

Ortún Velázquez de Velasco was born around 1500 in the town of
Cuéllar Cuéllar () is a municipality in the Province of Segovia, within the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. The municipality had a population of 9,730 inhabitants according to the municipal register of inhabitants (INE) as of 1 Jan ...
, 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 Tunja () is a city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 it had a population of 172,548 inhabitants. It is the capital of Boyacá departmen ...
in 1545 and the couple had three children: one son and two daughters.Ortún Velázquez de Velasco
– Geni María Velázquez de Velasco y Montalvo married conquistador Juan Maldonado Ordóñez.Rodríguez Freyle, 1979 (1638), p.126


See also

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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 s ...
* Spanish conquest of the Muisca * '' El Dorado'' * Spanish conquest of the Chitarero * Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada,
Gonzalo Suárez Rendón Gonzalo Suárez Rendón (1503, Málaga, Castile – 1590 (or 1583), Tunja, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador, known as the founder of the capital of Boyacá; Tunja, second city of the New Kingdom of Granada. A veteran of the It ...
,
Pamplona, Norte de Santander Pamplona (pronounced ) is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is also the fifth most populated municipality in the department. History Colonization The town was founded on 1 November 1549 as Nueva Pamplona del Valle del ...


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* * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Velazquez de Velasco, Ortun Year of birth unknown 1584 deaths 16th-century Spanish people 16th-century explorers People from Segovia Spanish conquistadors Castilian-Leonese conquistadors Spanish city founders History of the Muisca History of Colombia Norte de Santander Department People from Pamplona, Norte de Santander Tunja