Diego de Losada
Encyclopedia
Diego de Losada was a Spanish conquistador
and the founder of Santiago de León de Caracas
, the current capital of Venezuela
.
Losada was born in Rionegro del Puente
, in what is now the province of Zamora. He reached Puerto Rico in 1533.
Losada founded Caracas in 1567 after defeating Tamanaco
, the Mariche
chief. He died two years later, at Borburata
.
Conquistador
Conquistadors were Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th to 16th centuries, following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492...
and the founder of Santiago de León de Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, the current capital of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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Losada was born in Rionegro del Puente
Rionegro del Puente
Rionegro del Puente is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. , it had a population of 318 inhabitants....
, in what is now the province of Zamora. He reached Puerto Rico in 1533.
Losada founded Caracas in 1567 after defeating Tamanaco
Tamanaco
Tamanaco was a native Venezuelan chief, who as leader of the Mariches and Quiriquires tribes led during part of the 16th century the resistance against the Spanish conquest of Venezuelan territory in the central region of the country, specially in the Caracas valley...
, the Mariche
Mariche
Mariche is the name of a former native Venezuelan tribe.Not much information from them as a tribe has survived to the present day. It is known that they lived in what is now called Filas de Mariches, distrito Sucre, Estado Miranda and in the area of El Hatillo both near Caracas, Venezuela, where...
chief. He died two years later, at Borburata
Borburata
Borburata is a small coastal town in Carabobo state, Venezuela.Founded in 1548, known for its numerous pirates raids in the 16th and 17th century. Today it is best known for its religious festivities, and the San Esteban National Park located just minutes outside the town, which is home to a great...
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