Baltasar Maldonado | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1510 |
| Died | 1552 (aged 41–42) |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupations | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1536-1552 |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca Defeat of Tundama Quest for El Dorado |
| Spouse | Leonor de Carvajal y Mendoza |
| Children | 4 |
| Father | Francisco Maldonado |
| Relatives | Jorge Robledo (brother-in-law) |
Baltasar Maldonado, also written as Baltazar Maldonado,[1] (c.1510, Salamanca, Castile – 1552, Santafé de Bogotá, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador who first served under Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, and later in the army of Hernán Pérez de Quesada in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca.[2][3][4]
In 1539, Maldonado defeated the last ruling Cacique (chieftain) of the Muisca, Saymoso (called "Tundama" by the Spaniards). Maldonado took part in a quest for El Dorado led by Hernán Pérez de Quesada in the southern regions of present-day Colombia. After this failed expedition, Maldonado went to Popayán and Cali and traveled back to Santafé de Bogotá, the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada where he died in 1552.[2]
The adventures of Maldonado during the first half of the 16th century have been described by scholars Juan de Castellanos, and Juan Rodríguez Freyle in his work El Carnero.[4][5][6]
- ^ (in Spanish) Despoblamiento y repoblamiento del noroccidente – Banco de la República
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Biography Baltasar Maldonado – Soledad Acosta Samper – Banco de la República
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