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Martín Galeano (?, Valencia del Mombuey, Badajoz, Spain - ?, Vélez, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador of Genovese descent who is known as the founder of the towns of Vélez, Oiba and Charalá in Santander, Colombia. He took part in the expedition of the Spanish conquest of the Muisca led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. After the foundation of Bogotá, he was sent northwards into Guane territories.[1]
Martín Galeano | |
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Born | Unknown |
Died | Unknown |
Nationality | Castilian |
Occupations | Conquistador |
Years active | 1536-? |
Employer | Spanish Crown |
Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca Spanish conquest of the Guane Founder of Vélez, Oiba & Charalá |
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Children | Mar(t)ina Galeano (daughter) |
Relatives | Pedro Galeano (brother) Ángela Jiménez Galeano (sister) |
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Martín Galeano was born in Valencia del Mombuey, Badajoz or Genoa and had one brother, Pedro Galeano, and one sister, Ángela Jiménez Galeano. He married twice: with an unnamed woman; and with Isabel Juan de Meteller, formerly married to Pedro Ortuño Royo. With the unnamed woman, Galeano had one daughter; Marina, or Martina, Galeano, who became an encomendera.[2][3][4]
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