Bogota Re-Founded: Colombia Gets Its Capital
Two men, Federmann and Belalcázar, argued over who owned the mud until they split Bogotá in half. They didn't build a city; they carved a stalemate between Spanish rivals that left hundreds of Indigenous people displaced by 1539. Today, you walk streets where their rivalry first took root. That squabble over dirt is why you can buy coffee here now.
April 27, 1539
487 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Colombia
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Bogotá
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New Kingdom of Granada
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Nikolaus Federmann
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Sebastián de Belalcázar
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Colombia
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Bogotá
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Viceroyalty of Peru
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Spanish Empire
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Nikolaus Federmann
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Sebastián de Belalcázar
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Nuevo Reino de Granada
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