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Rodrigo de Bastidas

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Rodrigo de Bastidas , c.1460-1526, Spanish conquistador in Colombia. In 1501, accompanied by Balboa and Juan de la Cosa , he discovered the mouths of the Magdalena River. Because of difficulties with the Spanish crown, it was 1525 before he returned to found Santa Marta . He prohibited exploitation of Native Americans and so dissatisfied his followers that they tried to murder him. Wounded, he fled to Santo Domingo, but bad weather forced him to land in Cuba, where he died. Author not available, BASTIDAS, RODRIGO DE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Santa Marta
...important in South America. Santa Marta also has fine beaches and is a tourist center. Founded by the Spanish explorer Rodrigo de Bastidas in 1525, it was often sacked by corsairs in the 16th cent. During colonial times the city was important as an outlet... Read more

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...Spanish colonies in America. In 1500 he sailed with Rodrigo de Bastidas on a preliminary reconnaissance of the Colombian...crown licenses to settle the regions explored by Bastidas. Ojeda headed for the northern Colombian coast late... Read more

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	National Day of the Republic of Panama.(Opinion & Editorial) ; ...can identify with the mixed population of Panama which have been exposed to both Spanish and American cultures. Rodrigo de Bastidas founded Panama in 1501. Like the Philippines, Panama was colonized by Spain. In 1821, Panama was freed from Spain... Read more
	PANAMA AND THE CANAL AT A GLANCE ; ...refining and international banking. Chief crops are bananas, pineapples and cocoa. History: First sighted in 1502 by Rodrigo de Bastidas, sailing with Columbus under the Spanish flag. Broke from Spain and became a Colombian province in 1821. Declared... Read more
	National Day of Republic of Panama.(Opinion/Editorial) ; ...can identify with the mixed population of Panama which have been exposed to both Spanish and American cultures. Rodrigo de Bastidas founded Panama in 1501. Like the Philippines, Panama was colonized by Spain. In 1821, Panama was freed from Spain... Read more
	Independent Traveller: Across the Americas in under an hour ; ...the coast when he encountered the territory we now know as Panama. He was a junior seaman under the command of Rodrigo de Bastidas. Twelve years later, Balboa trekked across the neck of the Americas. Ever since the conquistador took a short walk... Read more
	U.S. Anti-Drug Mission Arrives in Colombia ; ...reported that Colombia's interlocutors before the U.S. mission would be Defense Minister Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo, and Justice Minister Parmenio Cuellar Bastidas as well as armed forces and high-ranking police officers in charge of the drug fight... Read more
	6 ARRESTED IN SECAUCUS ON SHOPLIFTING CHARGES ; ...stole children's clothing. They were identified as Irma Valencia, 69, Silvio Quiroz, 40, and Rodrigo Martinez, 21, all of Astoria, N.Y., and Fabian Bastidas, 25, of Miami. Valencia was released after she was given a summons, and the other three were... Read more

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