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Sebastián de Belalcázar

Spanish conquistador

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Also known as Sebastian de Belalcazar, Sebastian de Benalcázar

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Occupation: explorer, conquistador
Position held: mayor, governor
Citizenship: Spain
Born: 1480
Died: April 30, 1551

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Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera, best known as Sebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador. Belalcázar, also written as Benalcázar. He is known as the founder of important early virreinal cities in the northwestern part of South America; Quito in 1534 and Cali, Pasto, and Popayán in 1537. Belalcázar led expeditions in present-day Ecuador and Colombia and died of natural causes after being sentenced to death in the port of Cartagena de Indias in 1551.

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