Juan de Ampudia
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Captain Juan de Ampudia was a Spanish explorer and conquistador.
He was born in Jerez de la Frontera
, Spain
. He participated in the Spanish founding of many towns and cities. He also took part in the conquests of Nicaragua, Perú, Ecuador y Colombia.
Ampudia accompanied Pedro de Alvarado to Perú and then took part of the foundation of the city of San Francisco de Quito (6 December 1534). His name can be read in the atrium of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Quito.
Juan de Ampudia was, with Diego de Tapia, one of the first mayors (i.e. alcaldes) of the Quito city government. He also created the first tile factory on the side of a hill now called "El Tejar". He helped Sebastián de Benalcazar to pacify the area around Quito and killed Zopozopanqui, a local chieftain, leading to the rebellion against the Spanish. He died in Popayán
.
Captain Ampudia joined Pedro de Añasco's expedition and founded the town of Timbío on November 1, 1535. He undertook many expeditions down the Cauca river where he acquired the nom de guerre "Atila del Cauca". On December 24th, 1536 he and his troops took the hill called "el Azafate" in order to secure the route that Benalcazar would take to found the city of Popayán (January 13th, 1537). Under orders from Benalcazar he went after the revelling Capt. Osorio and died of spear wounds on his way back to Popayan (1541).
He was born in Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the sea and the mountains. , the city, the largest in the province, had 208,896 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia...
, Spain
Spain
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. He participated in the Spanish founding of many towns and cities. He also took part in the conquests of Nicaragua, Perú, Ecuador y Colombia.
Ampudia accompanied Pedro de Alvarado to Perú and then took part of the foundation of the city of San Francisco de Quito (6 December 1534). His name can be read in the atrium of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Quito.
Juan de Ampudia was, with Diego de Tapia, one of the first mayors (i.e. alcaldes) of the Quito city government. He also created the first tile factory on the side of a hill now called "El Tejar". He helped Sebastián de Benalcazar to pacify the area around Quito and killed Zopozopanqui, a local chieftain, leading to the rebellion against the Spanish. He died in Popayán
Popayán
Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between Colombia's Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range...
.
Captain Ampudia joined Pedro de Añasco's expedition and founded the town of Timbío on November 1, 1535. He undertook many expeditions down the Cauca river where he acquired the nom de guerre "Atila del Cauca". On December 24th, 1536 he and his troops took the hill called "el Azafate" in order to secure the route that Benalcazar would take to found the city of Popayán (January 13th, 1537). Under orders from Benalcazar he went after the revelling Capt. Osorio and died of spear wounds on his way back to Popayan (1541).