Gonzalo Suárez Rendón
Gonzalo Suárez Rendón | |
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Portrait of Gonzalo Suárez Rendón | |
| Born | c.1503 |
| Died | 1590 (or 1583) |
| Burial place | Cathedral of Tunja |
| Monuments | Casa Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupations | Conquistador |
| Years active | 1536–1539 |
| Employer | Spanish Crown |
| Known for | Spanish conquest of the Muisca Founder of Tunja |
| Spouse | Mencia de Figueroa y Godoy |
| Children | 2 sons: Nicolas & Miguel Suárez de Figueroa 2 daughters: Isabel de Godoy & María de la Trinidad Suárez de Figueroa |
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| Relatives | Rodrigo Sabariego Suárez Rendón (brother) María Suárez Rendón (sister) |
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Gonzalo Suárez Rendón (c.1503, Málaga, Castile – 1590 (or 1583), Tunja, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish crusader and conquistador, known as the founder of the capital of Boyacá; Tunja, second city of the New Kingdom of Granada. A veteran of the Italian Wars, he also fought at the Conquest of Tunis, Germany, Austria (Battle of Vienna) and Hungary, before taking part in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca people led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, and later by his brother Hernán Pérez de Quesada. On August 6, 1539, he founded Tunja on the site of the former seat of the hoa (ruler) of the Hunza.
Gonzalo Suárez Rendón is mentioned in the work of uncertain authorship Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada as "Suarex".