Antonio Díaz de Cardoso | |
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| Born | 1495 (1495) |
| Died | 1573 (aged 77–78) |
| Other names | Díaz (de) Cardozo |
| Occupations | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1526-1541 |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca |
| Spouse | Felipa de Almeyda Cabral |
| Children | Marquesa & Isabel Cardozo Almeyda |
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| Encomendero of Bogotá | |
| In office 1540–1541 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Arévalo |
| Succeeded by | Juan Tafur |
| In office 1562–1563 | |
| Preceded by | Juan de Rivera |
| Succeeded by | Alonso de Olaya |
| In office 1567–1568 | |
| Preceded by | Antón de Olaya |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo de Ledesma |
| Notes | |
Antonio Díaz de Cardoso (1495, inSanta Comba,Portugal –1573 inSantafe de Bogotá) was aPortugueseconquistador who participated in theSpanish conquest of the Muisca people.
Antonio Díaz de Cardoso is mentioned asCardosso in the early chronicles of the Spanish conquest, a work of uncertain authorship;Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada.[3]
Antonio Díaz de Cardoso, whose surnames are alternatively spelled Díaz Cardoso, Díaz de Cardozo or Díaz Cardozo, was born inSanta Comba in theKingdom of Portugal.[2] His parents were Diego Díaz and Marquesa Cardoso.[1]
Díaz de Cardoso joined the expedition in search ofEl Dorado, the journey led byGonzalo Jiménez de Quesada which leftSanta Marta in April 1536.[4] Antonio Díaz de Cardoso was one of the captains of the threebrigs that De Quesada sent up theMagdalena River; the other two wereGómez del Corral andJuan de Albarracín.[5]
FromLa Tora, present Barrancabermeja, De Quesada sent troops ahead to investigate routes towards the then unknown Andes. Díaz de Cardoso and De Albarracín found the loafs of high qualitysalt that would lead the conquistadors along theCamino de la Sal ("Salt Route") into theMuisca Confederation.[6]
Díaz de Cardoso received theencomienda (mayoralty) ofSuba, and ruled over 900 to 1000Muisca.[7]
Antonio Díaz de Cardoso was three timesencomendero (mayor) of Santa Fe de Bogotá; from 1540 to 1541 between the terms of Juan Arévalo andJuan Tafur, between 1562 and 1563 succeedingJuan de Rivera and precedingAlonso de Olaya and from 1567 to 1568 as successor toAntón de Olaya and succeeded byGonzalo de Ledesma.[8]
Díaz de Cardoso was married to Felipa Almeida,[2] or Felipa de Almeyda Cabral,[1] and the couple had two daughters, Marquesa and Isabel Cardozo Almeyda, who married the two sons of Luis Fernández de Acosta.[1]
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