Jorge Robledo (conquistador)

Jorge Robledo
Bust of Jorge Robledo in Medellín
NicknamesConquistador of Antioquia
El Mariscal
Born1500 (1500)
Úbeda, Jaén, Spain
DiedOctober 5, 1546(1546-10-05) (aged 45–46)
La Merced, Caldas, New Kingdom of Granada
AllegianceSpanish Empire
BranchConquistadors
Service years1521–1543
RankMarshal
ConflictsItalian War of 1521–1526
Battle of Cajamarca
Conquest of Antioquia

Jorge Robledo (c. 1500, Úbeda, Spain – 5 October 1546, La Merced, Caldas - New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador. He traveled in modern-day Colombia, Guatemala, and Peru and was executed by decapitation by order of Sebastián de Belalcázar.

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