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Sebastián de Belalcázar on his search of El Dorado founds the City of Santiago de Cali

Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera, best known as Sebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador. Belalcázar, also written as Benalcázar.

Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera, best known as Sebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador. Belalcázar, also written as Benalcázar. He is known as the founder of important early virreinal cities in the northwestern part of South America; Quito in 1534 and Cali, Pasto and Popayán in 1537. Belalcázar led expeditions in present-day Ecuador and Colombia and died of natural causes after being sentenced to death in the port of Cartagena de Indias in 1551.

Historical Significance

Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera, best known as Sebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador.

Events Before

  1. King Henry VIII declares himself head of the Church of England

    Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.

  2. Twelve nude Anabaptists run through the streets of Amsterdam

    Twelve nude Anabaptists run through the streets of Amsterdam

  3. Spanish Bishop of Panama Tomés de Berlanga discovers the uninhabited Galapagos Islands after his ship drifts off course

    Spanish Bishop of Panama Tomés de Berlanga discovers the uninhabited Galapagos Islands after his ship drifts off course

  4. Bloemkamp Abbey (Oldeklooster) attacked & destroyed in Friesland

    Bloemkamp Abbey (Oldeklooster) attacked & destroyed in Friesland

  5. Anabaptist commune of Münster captured and its leaders tortured and killed

    Anabaptist commune of Münster captured and its leaders tortured and killed

Events After

  1. First printing in England of the complete English-language Bible, the "Matthew's Bible," with translations by William Ty

    First printing in England of the complete English-language Bible, the "Matthew's Bible," with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale (an update of the earlier "Coverdale Bible") [exact month/day unclear] [1]

  2. Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England

    Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England

  3. French troops invade Flanders

    French troops invade Flanders

  4. Strategic city of Santa Cruz de Mompox founded on the Magdalena River (modern Colombia) by Spanish conquistadors

    Strategic city of Santa Cruz de Mompox founded on the Magdalena River (modern Colombia) by Spanish conquistadors

  5. Resistance of Bomy: French-Dutch ceasefire

    Resistance of Bomy: French-Dutch ceasefire

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Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera, best known as Sebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador. Belalcázar, also written as Benalcázar. He is known as the founder of important early virreinal cities in the northwestern part of South America; Quito in 1534 and Cali, Pasto and Popayán in 1537.
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Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera, best known as Sebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador.

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