Hernán Venegas Carrillo | |
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| Born | c.1513 |
| Died | (1583-02-02)February 2, 1583 |
| Burial place | Cathedral of Bogotá 4°35′52.64″N74°04′30.86″W / 4.5979556°N 74.0752389°W /4.5979556; -74.0752389 |
| Occupations | Conquistador |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Conquest of the Muisca Conquest of the Panche Foundation of Bituima Foundation of Apulo Foundation of Tocaima Mayor of Bogotá |
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| Children | María, Alonso, Isabel, Fernán Venegas Maria Venegas Carrillo Ponce de León Alonso, Pedro, Luis, Francisco, Juana, Isabel, Inés Venegas Ponce de León |
| Parents |
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| Family | Pedro Fernández de Valenzuela (cousin) |
| Encomendero of Bogotá | |
| In office 1542–1542 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Díaz Hidalgo |
| Succeeded by | Juan de Céspedes |
| In office 1543–1544 | |
| Preceded by | Juan de Céspedes |
| Succeeded by | Juan Ruiz de Orejuela |
| Notes | |
Hernán Venegas Carrillo Manosalvas (c.1513 – 2 February 1583)[2] was aSpanishconquistador for who participated in theSpanish conquest of the Muisca andPanche people in theNew Kingdom of Granada, present-dayColombia. Venegas Carrillo wasmayor of Santa Fe de Bogotá for two terms; in 1542 and from 1543 to 1544.
Venegas Carrillo was born in Córdoba, Andalusia, around 1513. His parents were Diego Ruiz Venegas Manosalvas and Inés Venegas.[1][2] Venegas Carrillo was married twice, first toMagdalena de Guatavita, the sister ofSagipa (also named Zaquezazipa), the last Muiscazipa.[4] This was one of the firstmestizo marriages conducted in the New Kingdom of Granada. With her Venegas Carrillo had four children: María, Alonso, Isabel and Fernán Venegas.[5] After the death of hisMuisca wife, Venegas Carrillo married Juana Ponce de León and had eight more children with her: Maria, Alonso, Pedro, Luis, Francisco, Juana, Isabel and Inés Venegas Ponce de León.[1] His daughter Maria Venegas Carrillo Ponce de León died inPamplona,Norte de Santander.[3] Alonso, his son with Magdalena de Guatavita, killed fellow conquistadorGonzalo García Zorro in aduel in 1566. ConquistadorPedro Fernández de Valenzuela was his cousin.[6]
Hernán Venegas Carrillo embarked on a ship sailing fromSeville, Spain to the New World, probably in 1533, in the company ofJuan del Junco.[7] He was one of the conquistadors who participated in the expedition fromSanta Marta on theCaribbean coast to theMuisca Confederation on theAltiplano Cundiboyacense.[8]
In 1541, Venegas Carrillo received ownership of theencomiendas ofGuatavita,Gachetá, Chipaleque, Pausa, Tuala, Tuaquira,Suba,Tocancipá,Gachancipá, Gachacá, Unta,Turmequé and Itencipá.[2] In 1542 and from 1543 to 1544, Hernán Venegas Carrillo was mayor, at that time calledencomendero, of Bogotá. Between the two terms, the post was filled byJuan de Céspedes.[9][10]
On March 20, 1544, Venegas Carrillo founded the town ofTocaima.[11] He had been sent east byAlonso Luis de Lugo.[12] Tocaima became one of the richest cities in theNew Kingdom of Granada.[13]
In 1547, Venegas Carrillo was sent to Spain and returned the next year.[1] He made several further voyages back to Europe and during one of them he married Juana Ponce de León y Figueroa, daughter of thegovernor of VenezuelaPedro Ponce de León. His wife accompanied Venegas Carrillo to Bogotá in 1569. Hernán Venegas Carrillo died on February 2, 1583, in Bogotá and is buried in thePrimatial Cathedral of Bogotá, located at thePlaza de Bolívar square in the centre of the Colombian capital. Various of his many children became the encomenderos of Guatavita, Gachetá, Chipasaque (todayJunín),Tausa, Suba and Gachancipá.[13]
| Name bold is founded | Department | Date | Year | Notes | Map |
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| Bituima | Cundinamarca | 15 August | 1543 | [14] |  |
| Chaguaní | Cundinamarca | 1543 | [15] |  | |
| Apulo | Cundinamarca | 5 January | 1544 | [16] |  |
| Tocaima | Cundinamarca | 20 March | 1544 | [17] |  |
A school founded in 1958 in Tocaima is named after Hernán Venegas Carrillo.[18]
