In early April 1536, Gonzalo Jimnez de Quesada led a military expedition from the coastal city of Santa Marta deep into the interior of what is today modern Colombia. With roughly eight hundred Spaniards and numerous native carriers and black slaves, the Jimnez expedition was larger than the combined forces under Hernando Corts and Francisco Pizarro. Over the course of the one-year campaign, nearly three-quarters of Jimnezs men perished, most from illness and hunger. Yet, for the 179 survivors, the expedition proved to be ...
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In early April 1536, Gonzalo Jimnez de Quesada led a military expedition from the coastal city of Santa Marta deep into the interior of what is today modern Colombia. With roughly eight hundred Spaniards and numerous native carriers and black slaves, the Jimnez expedition was larger than the combined forces under Hernando Corts and Francisco Pizarro. Over the course of the one-year campaign, nearly three-quarters of Jimnezs men perished, most from illness and hunger. Yet, for the 179 survivors, the expedition proved to be one of the most profitable campaigns of the sixteenth century. Unfortunately, the history of the Spanish conquest of Colombia remains virtually unknown. Through a series of firsthand primary accounts, translated into English for the first time, Invading Colombia reconstructs the compelling tale of the Jimnez expedition, the early stages of the Spanish conquest of Muisca territory, and the foundation of the city of Santa F de Bogot.
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