Juan Tafur
| Juan Tafur | |
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| Born | 1500 Córdoba, Spain |
| Died |
unknown unknown, New Kingdom of Granada |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1518-1541 |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for |
Spanish conquest of the Muisca Construction of first church of Chipaque |
| Spouse(s) | N.N, Antonia Manuel de Hoyos Francisca de Ulloa |
| Children | Isabel Tafur |
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| Relatives | Cousins: Martín Yañéz Tafur Hernán Venegas Carrillo Pedro Fernández de Valenzuela |
| Encomendero of Bogotá | |
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In office 1541–1541 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Díaz de Cardoso |
| Succeeded by | Juan Díaz Hidalgo |
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In office 1546–1547 |
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| Preceded by | Juan de Céspedes |
| Succeeded by | Pedro de Colmenares |
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In office 1552–1552 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Muñoz de Collantes |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Rodríguez de Ledesma |
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In office 1554–1554 |
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| Preceded by | Gonzalo García Zorro |
| Succeeded by | Juan Ruiz de Orejuela |
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In office 1559–1559 |
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| Preceded by | Gonzalo Rodríguez de Ledesma |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Bermúdez |
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Juan Tafur (1500, Córdoba, Andalusia, Castile - ?, ?) was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca. He was a cousin of fellow conquistadors Martín Yañéz Tafur, Hernán Venegas Carrillo and Pedro Fernández de Valenzuela. Juan Tafur was five times encomendero of Santa Fe de Bogotá. He also received the encomiendas of Pasca, Chipaque and Usaquén. The encomienda of Suesca was shared between Juan Tafur and Gonzalo García Zorro.
Knowledge about the life of Juan Tafur has been provided by the work El Carnero (1638), by chronicler Juan Rodríguez Freyle.
Juan Tafur was born in the year 1500 in Córdoba, Spain. His parents were Juan Pérez Tubera and Isabel Díaz Tafur and Juan Tafur took the surname of his mother. Other family members of Juan Tafur were conquistadors Pedro Fernández de Valenzuela, Hernán Venegas Carrillo and Martín Yañés Tafur. In 1518, he left Spain for the New World under command of Pedro de los Ríos, governor of Tierra Firme in Panama. De los Ríos sent Juan Tafur with two ships to retrieve the dissatified members of the Pizarro expedition. In 1531 or 1533, Tafur left for Santa Marta, where he was sent to the Valle de Upar, together with conquistadors Antonio de Lebrija, Juan de Sanct Martín, Juan Muñoz de Collantes and Juan de Céspedes to submit the Chimila to the reign of the Spanish.
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