Juan Taborda

Juan Taborda
Personal details
Born ~1515
Alburquerque, Badajoz, Spain
Died 1569
Medellín, New Kingdom of Granada
Nationality Castilian
Spouse(s) Leonor López de Santofimia
Children Juana Taborda y López de Santofimia, Leonor Taborda (daughters)
Juan Taborda López (son)
Occupation Conquistador

Juan Taborda (Alburquerque, Badajoz Province, Spain, ca. 1505 - 1569) was a Extremaduran captain and conquistador, companion of Jorge Robledo, during the conquest of Antioquia.[2] He served as regidor and mayor.[3]

Biography

Juan Taborda was born in Alburquerque, Extremadura, around 1515 with only his father known as Alonso Taborda Díaz. He had a brother, Francisco, and a sister Catalina de Rivera.[1] Taborda arrived in the New World around the year 1545.[4] He was married to Leonor López de Santofimia and the couple got three children; Juana Taborda y López de Santofimia, Juan Taborda López and Leonor Taborda.[1] His son Juan Taborda ("el Mozo") was mayor in 1573, 1575, 1581 and regidor in 1574.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Juan Taborda - Geni
  2. Globalización, cultura y poder en Colombia: una mirada interdisciplinar, Fernán E. González, Gloria Isabel Ocampo
  3. Gaspar de Rodas, c1520-1607: "gran gobernador de Antioquia, Raúl Aguilar Rodas
  4. Genealogías de Antioquia y Caldas, Volume 2, Editorial Bedout, 1973
  5. Jaramillo Mejía, William (1996). Antioquia bajo los Austrias, Volume 1. p. 1-1034. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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