Antonio de Lebrija | |
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Born | 1507 |
Died | 1540 Brozas, Extremadura, Spain |
Nationality | Castilian |
Other names | Antonio de Nebrija |
Occupations | Conquistador |
Years active | 1529–1539 |
Employer | Spanish Crown |
Known for | Conquest of the Chimila Conquest of the Muisca |
Relatives | Antonio de Nebrija (grandfather?) |
Antonio de Lebrija (1507–1540) was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca and the Chimila peoples. He was the treasurer of the conquest expedition which left Santa Marta in April 1536 following the high quality salt trail, the Camino de la Sal, along the Suárez River up the slopes of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes towards the Muisca Confederation.