Hernán Venegas Carrillo
| Hernán Venegas Carrillo | |
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| Born | ~1513 Córdoba, Castile |
| Died | February 2, 1583 Bogotá, New Kingdom of Granada |
| Burial place |
Cathedral of Bogotá 4°35′52.64″N 74°04′30.86″W / 4.5979556°N 74.0752389°W |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for |
Conquest of the Muisca Foundation of Bituima Foundation of Apulo Mayor of Bogotá |
| Spouse(s) | Magdalena de Guatavita Juana Ponce de León y Figueroa |
| Children | María, Alonso, Isabel, Fernán Venegas Maria Venegas Carrillo Ponce de León Alonso, Pedro, Luis, Francisco, Juana, Isabel, Inés Venegas Ponce de León |
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| Family | Pedro Fernández de Valenzuela (cousin) |
| Encomendero of Bogotá | |
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In office 1542–1542 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Díaz Hidalgo |
| Succeeded by | Juan de Céspedes |
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In office 1543–1544 |
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| Preceded by | Juan de Céspedes |
| Succeeded by | Juan Ruiz de Orejuela |
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Hernán Venegas Carrillo Manosalvas (Córdoba, ca. 1513 - Santa Fe de Bogotá, February 2, 1583) was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca and conquest of the Panche in the New Kingdom of Granada, present-day Colombia. Venegas Carrillo was mayor of Santa Fe de Bogotá in two terms; in 1542 and from 1543 to 1544. Between the two terms, the post was filled by Juan de Céspedes. Conquistador Pedro Fernández de Valenzuela was his cousin. In total Hernán Venegas Carrillo got twelve children, four with Magdalena of Guatavita, the sister of the last zipa Sagipa and eight with his second wife, Juana Ponce de León y Figueroa, daughter of the governor of Venezuela Pedro Ponce de León. Venegas Carrillo is buried in the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá, located at the Bolívar Square in the centre of the Colombian capital.
Venegas Carrillo was born in Córdoba, Andalusia, around 1513. His parents were Diego Ruiz Venegas Manosalvas and Inés Venegas. Venegas Carrillo was married twice; first to Magdalena of Guatavita, the sister of Sagipa (also named Zaquezazipa), the last Muisca zipa. This was one of the first mestizo marriages conducted in the New Kingdom of Granada. With her he got four children; María, Alonso, Isabel and Fernán Venegas. After the death of his Muisca wife, Venegas Carrillo married Juana Ponce de León and got eight more children with her; Maria, Alonso, Pedro, Luis, Francisco, Juana, Isabel and Inés Venegas Ponce de León. His daughter Maria Venegas Carrillo Ponce de León died in Pamplona, Norte de Santander. Alonso, his son with Magdalena de Guatavita, killed fellow conquistador Gonzalo García Zorro in a duel in 1566.
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