Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Expedition of Conquest by Francis, J. Michael
Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Expedition of Conquest by Francis, J. Michael

Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Expedition of Conquest

In early April 1536, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada led a military expedition from the coastal city of...
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Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Expedition of Conquest by Francis, J. Michael

Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Expedition of Conquest

$82.85
Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Expedition of Conquest by Francis, J. Michael

Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Expedition of Conquest

$82.85
Author: J. Michael Francis
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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In early April 1536, Gonzalo Jiménez 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 Jiménez expedition was larger than the combined forces under Hernando Cortés and Francisco Pizarro. Over the course of the one-year campaign, nearly three-quarters of Jiménez's 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 Jiménez expedition, the early stages of the Spanish conquest of Muisca territory, and the foundation of the city of Santa Fé de Bogotá. We follow the expedition from the Canary Islands to Santa Marta, up the Magdalena River, and finally into Colombia's eastern highlands. These highly engaging accounts not only challenge many current assumptions about the nature of Spanish conquests in the New World, but they also reveal a richly entertaining, yet tragic, tale that rivals the great conquest narratives of Mexico and Peru.



Author: J. Michael Francis
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: 01/15/2008
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.64w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9780271029368

About the Author

J. Michael Francis is Hough Family Chair of Florida Studies and Professor of History at the University of South Florida - St. Petersburg


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