Historedia
Person

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1540

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of Bogotá

    1540

    Role: Spanish conquistador and founder

    1. 27 July 1540 · BogotáCity Status and Renaming

      In 1540, Charles V granted city status and renamed the settlement Santa Fe, changing its original name of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza.

Sources

  1. Bogotá Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07
  2. Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06