Home › People › Explorer › Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano

Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano

1510 – 1599

Spanish conquistador

Explorer List of conquistadors in Colombia

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano

Lived 1510 – 1599 (aged 88–89). Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was an explorer and list of conquistadors in Colombia, known for El Dorado, Gonzalo Suárez Rendón and Spanish conquest of the Muisca.

Biography

Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was born in 1510 in the Extremaduran village Villafranca de los Barros with parents Juan Martin Camacho Savidos and Elvira Gonzáles Zambrana. He had a brother named Juan Martin Camacho Sabidos. Camacho Zambrano married Isabel Pérez de Cuéllar and the couple had seven children; two sons and five daughters. Isabel's sister Elvira married fellow conquistador Pedro Ruíz Corredor.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

E-book
Audio
Video

Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born

1510, Villafranca de los Barros

Birth century

16th century

Died

1599, Tunja

Occupation

Explorer, List of conquistadors in Colombia

Nationality

Crown of Castile

Known for

El Dorado, Gonzalo Suárez Rendón, Spanish conquest of the Muisca

Employers

Spanish Crown

Also known as

Bartolome Camacho Zambrano

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano's

Henry FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel

1512 – 1580

Courtier

Iñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

1520 – 1598

Politician

Frequently asked questions

Who was Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano?

Spanish conquistador

When was Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano born?

Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was born in 1510 in Villafranca de los Barros.

When did Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano die?

Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano died in 1599 in Tunja.

What was Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano's occupation?

Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was an explorer and list of conquistadors in Colombia.

What was Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano known for?

Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano was known for El Dorado, Gonzalo Suárez Rendón and Spanish conquest of the Muisca.

What nationality was Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano?

Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano's recorded nationality: Crown of Castile.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano

· Wikidata: Q5721338

· DBpedia: Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano. https://biography.guide/bartolome-camacho-zambrano/

MLA: "Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bartolome-camacho-zambrano/.

Chicago: "Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bartolome-camacho-zambrano/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:31 UTC