About Miguel Holguín y Figueroa
Lived 1516 – 1599 (aged 82–83). Miguel Holguín y Figueroa was a Spanish explorer and conquistador, known for El Dorado, Spanish conquest of Venezuela and Spanish conquest of the Muisca.
Biography
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa, also written as Holguín de Figueroa, was born in 1516 in Cáceres. He married twice: to Isabel de Cárcamo y Orozco; and Isabel Maldonado de Bohórquez (or Bohórques), widow of Pedro Núñez Cabrera. With Isabel de Cárcamo y Orozco he had two daughters: Inés de Cárcamo and Elvira de Holguín; with Isabel Maldonado de Bohórquez a son and a daughter: Diego Holguín de Figueroa Maldonado de Bohorques and María Maldonado de Holguín. He is named in texts until 1576, while his year of death in Tunja is unknown.
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Who was Miguel Holguín y Figueroa?
Spanish conquistador
When was Miguel Holguín y Figueroa born?
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa was born in 1516 in Cáceres.
When did Miguel Holguín y Figueroa die?
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa died in 1599 in Tunja.
What was Miguel Holguín y Figueroa's occupation?
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa was an explorer and conquistador.
What was Miguel Holguín y Figueroa known for?
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa was known for El Dorado, Spanish conquest of Venezuela and Spanish conquest of the Muisca.
What nationality was Miguel Holguín y Figueroa?
Miguel Holguín y Figueroa was Spanish.
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