Juan Rodríguez Freyle

Painting of Juan Rodríguez Freyle Juan Rodríguez Freyle (also written as Juan Rodríguez Freile), (Bogotá, New Kingdom of Granada, 25 April 1566 - Bogotá, 1642) was an early writer in the New Kingdom of Granada, the Spanish colonial territory of what today is Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela. The son of a soldier in the army of Pedro de Ursúa, Rodríguez Freyle knew the ''cacique'' of Guatavita and the founder of Bogotá: Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. His major work ''El Carnero'' is a collection of stories, anecdotes and rumours about the early days of the New Kingdom of Granada and the demise of the Muisca Confederation. It is one of the most important sources for the sixteenth century Spanish period of present-day Colombia.

Juan Rodríguez Freyle was married to Francisca Rodríguez and died in Bogotá in 1642. Provided by Wikipedia
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    El carnero : según el otro manuscrito de Yerbabuena / by Rodríguez Freile, Juan

    Published 1997
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    El carnero / by Rodríguez Freile, Juan 1566-1642

    Published 1979
    Texto completo. [Consulta: 2020/07/28]
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