Jorge Robledo Military person

Jorge Robledo (1500–1546) was a Spanish conquistador. He traveled in Colombia, Guatemala, and Peru. He founded the cities of Santa Ana de los Caballeros (current Anserma, Caldas, 1539), Cartago, Valle del Cauca (Arma, 1540) and Santa Fe de Antioquia (1541)He was executed by Sebastián de Belalcázar over a dispute of the Governorship of these towns.

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Jorge Robledo
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1500
Birth place
Spain , Province of Jaén (Spain) , Úbeda
Nationality
Spain
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1546
Place of death
New Kingdom of Granada , Pacora Caldas Department

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allegianceSpanish Empire
military operations
Battle of Cajamarca
Italian War of 1521–26
Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations
military branch
Conquistador
service start1521
service end1543

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