Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano
Spanish conquistador
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Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano (1510 – after 1583) was a Spanish conquistador who took part in the expedition of the Spanish conquest of the Muisca led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.[1] He accompanied Gonzalo Suárez Rendón in the foundation of Tunja on August 6, 1539, and settled in the city.[3] In 1583, Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was mayor of Tunja together with Francisco de Avendaño.[2]
Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano | |
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| Born | 1510 Villafranca de los Barros, Extremadura, Castile |
| Died | >1583 Tunja, New Kingdom of Granada |
| Occupations | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1536-1539 |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca Co-founder of Tunja Quest for El Dorado |
| Spouse | Isabel Pérez de Cuéllar |
| Children | Elvira Camacho Zambrano María Zambrana de Cuéllar Juan Camacho Zambrano Juana Zambrana Anastasia Camacho Zambrano Isabel Camacho Sabidos y Zambrano Esteban Zambrana |
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| Relatives | Juan Martín Camacho Sabidos (brother) Pedro Ruíz Corredor (brother-in-law) |
| Mayor of Tunja | |
| In office 1583–1583 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Velandia & Alonso de Carvajal |
| Succeeded by | Diego de Paredes Calderón & Pedro Núñez Cabrera |
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Biography
Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was born in 1510 in the Extremaduran village Villafranca de los Barros with parents Juan Martin Camacho Savidos and Elvira Gonzáles Zambrana. He had a brother named Juan Martin Camacho Sabidos. Camacho Zambrano married Isabel Pérez de Cuéllar and the couple had seven children; two sons and five daughters. Isabel's sister Elvira married fellow conquistador Pedro Ruíz Corredor.
