Spanish conquest of New Granada
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See also: Spanish conquest of the Muisca
Not to be confused with Spanish reconquest of New Granada.
The Spanish conquest of New Granada refers to the conquest by the Spanish monarchy of the Chibcha language-speaking nations of modern-day Colombia and Panama, mainly the Muisca and Tairona that inhabited present-day Colombia, beginning the Spanish colonization of the Americas.[3] It is estimated that around 5.2 million people died as a result of Spanish Conquest, either by disease or direct conflict, this is roughly around 88% of the Pre-Columbian population of Colombia.[4][2]
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