Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (born 1509)

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

Spanish conquistador (1509–1579)

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia. He explored the territory named by him, New Kingdom of Granada, and founded its capital,…