Gonzalo García Zorro
| Gonzalo García Zorro | |
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| Born | ~1500 Guadalcanal, Extremadura, Spain |
| Died | 1566 (aged 65–66) Santa Fe de Bogotá, New Kingdom of Granada |
| Cause of death | Duel with Alonso Venegas Carrillo |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1536-1544 |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca |
| Spouse(s) | Luisa (indigenous) Margarita (indigenous from Tunja) Francisca Pimentel Treceno |
| Children | Francisca García Zorro (daughter) Gonzalo and Diego García Zorro (sons) |
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| Relatives | Antonio García Zorro (brother) unnamed (sister) |
| Encomendero of Bogotá | |
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In office 1544–1545 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Ruiz de Orejuela |
| Succeeded by | Juan Ruiz de Orejuela |
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In office 1545–1546 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Ruiz de Orejuela |
| Succeeded by | Juan de Céspedes |
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In office 1548–1548 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Muñoz de Collantes |
| Succeeded by | Juan Ruiz de Orejuela |
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In office 1550–1551 |
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| Preceded by | Juan de Avellaneda |
| Succeeded by | Juan de Avellaneda |
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In office 1553–1554 |
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| Preceded by | Juan de Rivera |
| Succeeded by | Juan Tafur |
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In office 1556–1556 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Ruiz |
| Succeeded by | Domingo Lozano |
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In office 1564–1564 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Ruiz de Orejuela |
| Succeeded by | Andrés de Molina |
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Gonzalo García Zorro (circa 1500 – 1566) was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca. García Zorro was encomendero of Santa Fe de Bogotá for seven terms, and received the encomiendas of Fusagasugá and Fosca.
He married three times, twice with an Muisca woman, and got a daughter, Francisca, and a son Diego. Gonzalo García Zorro died of wounds he suffered in a duel with Alonso Venegas, the son of fellow conquistador Hernán Venegas Carrillo and a daughter of Sagipa, the last zipa of the Muisca, García Zorro helped killing.
Knowledge about the life of García Zorro has been provided in the works Elegías de varones ilustres de Indias (1589) and El Carnero (1638) by Juan de Castellanos and Juan Rodríguez Freyle respectively.
Gonzalo García Zorro was born around the year 1500 in Guadalcanal at the border between Extremadura and Sevilla. His parents were Teresa González de Sancha and Diego Alonso El Zorro. Gonzalo García Zorro had a brother, Antonio, and an unnamed sister.
García Zorro joined the expedition lead by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada from Santa Marta towards the Muisca Confederation in April 1536 as cavalry leader. Gonzalo García Zorro, mentioned as Gonzalo Martín Zorro, was convicted for the crimes against the last zipa, Sagipa.
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