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Years: 1537 - 1537
…finally penetrate the lands of the Muisca in the central plain of Colombia (at the site of present day Bogotá).
Only one hundred and sixty-six men out of nine hundred—and only seventy of the expedition leaving Santa Marta—have survived the eight month trek over four hundred and fifty miles (seven hundred and twenty-five kilometers), suffering terribly in the jungle: they have been forced to eat snakes, lizards, frogs, and even the leather torn from their harnesses and the scabbards of their swords.
At the site of Bogotá, Quesada resigns and calls for an election; he is elected captain-general, and throws off the last link that holds him to the governor.
They now set about about conquering the gold-rich Chibcha kingdoms.
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- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
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Years: 1537 - 1537
Locations
People
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- Muisca (Amerind tribe)
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Canary Islands (Spanish colony)
- Tierra Firme, Province of
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Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions