Distinguished People
- Luis Zapata de Cardenas (1515–1590) Archbishop of Bogotá.
- Miguel Sanchez de Llerena (1518–1601) Founded Bogotá and Tunja in Colombia alongside Gonzalo Jimenez.
- Pedro Cieza de Leon (1520–1554) Chronicler of the Indies. He brought the potato to Europe.
- Luis Zapata (1526–1595) Writer and courtier to Philip II.
- Garcia Lopez de Cardenas (16th century) Who discovered the Grand Canyon.
- Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa (1530–1595) Governor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
- Juan de Zurbarán (1620–1649) Painter, son of Francisco de Zurbarán, considered one of the finest still lives of the Spanish Golden Age.
- José de Hermosilla (1776) Architect and town planner. Author, among other works, and, along with Ventura Rodríguez, the urban project of the Salón del Prado (now known as the Paseo del Prado, also in Madrid). He also drafted the project of the Basilica San Francisco el Grande in Madrid.
- Don Pedro Gomez Duran y Chaves (1626) Prominent member of the expedition lead by Don Juan de Oñate to establish a capital city for New Spain in the territory of New Mexico. The city was founded in "La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís" and named capitol in 1610. In modern times it is known as Santa Fe, New Mexico, the oldest capital city in the United States. By the time of his death he was named Commanding General of all royal troops under Spain in New Mexico.
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