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Spanish city founders

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Hernán Cortés

Spanish conquistador

Francisco Pizarro

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire

Francisco de Orellana

Spanish explorer and conquistador

Pedro de Valdivia

Spanish conquistador, first royal governor of Chile (1497–1553)

Miguel López de Legazpi

16th-century Spanish conquistador, navigator, and colonial governor

Diego Velazquez de Cuéllar

Spanish governor of Cuba

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

founder of Bogotá

Pedro Arias Dávila

Royal Governor of Panama (c.1440-1531)

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

Spanish explorer and governor (1519–1574)

Juan de Salcedo

Spanish conquistador

Bruno Mauricio de Zabala

Spanish colonial administrator (1682-1736)

Ñuflo de Chaves

Spanish conquistador

Alonso Fernández de Lugo

Andalusian military man and administrator

Francisco de Villagra

Royal Governor of Chile

José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda

Royal Governor of Chile

Diego de Nicuesa

Spanish governor of Panama (1464-1511)

Nuño de Guzmán

Spanish conqueror

Pedro de Heredia

Spanish conquistador (1505-1554)

Lope García de Castro

Spanish colonial administrator (1516-1576)

Martín García Óñez de Loyola

Royal Governor of Chile

Martin de Goiti

Spanish conquistador

Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent

governor, viceroy (1707-1782)

Diego de Losada

Spanish explorer

Hernando de Lerma

Spanish conqueror and politician (1541–1501)

Alonso de Mendoza

Spanish conquistador

Spanish explorer

Cristóbal de Oñate

Spanish conquistador (1504–1567)

José Joaquín Moraga

explorer, Californio

Gaspar de Rodas

Spanish explorer

Spanish conquistador

Tomás Marín de Poveda, 1st Marquis of Cañada Hermosa

Royal Governor of Chile (1650-1703)

Hernán Pérez de Quesada

Spanish conquistador in Colombia

16th century Spanish conquistador