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Diego de Losada y Cabeza de Vaca (1511 – 1569) was a Spanish conquistador and the founder of Santiago de León de Caracas, the current capital of Venezuela. [1] Losada was born in Rionegro del Puente, in what is now the province of Zamora. He reached Puerto Rico in 1533.
Diego de Losada y Cabeza de Vaca (Rionegro del Puente, Zamora, 1511 – Borburata, Carabobo, 1569) fue un conquistador español, nacido en Rionegro del Puente (Zamora) en fecha incierta aunque algunos autores indican el año 1511. Conocido por ser el fundador de Caracas, la capital de Venezuela, después de los intentos fallidos de Francisco ...
Diego de Losada (b. 1511; d. 1569), Spanish conquistador and founder of Caracas, Venezuela. Losada traveled to America as part of the conquistador armies. He passed through Puerto Rico and later, in 1533, joined Antonio Sendeño's expedition on the Meta River.
Diego de Losada aspiró a la gobernación venezolana cuando se produjo la muerte de Pedro Ponce de León en mayo de 1569. Viajó a Santo Domingo con la esperanza de un interinazgo y presentó su hoja de servicios, pero la Audiencia designó a Francisco Hernández de Chávez.
…region began in 1566, and Diego de Losada is credited with the actual founding of the city in 1567. He named it Santiago de León de Caracas in honour of the apostle James, who is the patron saint of Spain, Don Pedro Ponce de León, who was the provincial governor,…
Diego de Losada y Cabeza de Vaca (Rionegro del Puente, Zamora, 1511 – Borburata, Carabobo, 1569) was a Spanish conquistador, born in Rionegro del Puente (Zamora) on an uncertain date, although some authors indicate the year 1511. He is known for being the founder of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, after the failed attempts of Francisco ...
Sep 17, 2024 · The conquest and resettlement of the region began in 1566, and Diego de Losada is credited with the actual founding of the city in 1567. He named it Santiago de León de Caracas in honour of the apostle James, who is the patron saint of Spain, Don Pedro Ponce de León, who was the provincial governor, and the Caracas Indians, who inhabited the ...
