Martín Galeano

Martín Galeano
Coat of arms of the Galeano family
Born	unknown Genoa or Valencia del Mombuey, Badajoz, Castile
Died	unknown Vélez, New Kingdom of Granada
Nationality	Castilian
Occupation	Conquistador
Years active	1536-?
Employer	Spanish Crown
Known for	Spanish conquest of the Muisca Spanish conquest of the Guane Founder of Vélez, Oiba & Charalá
Spouse(s)	unnamed Isabel Juan de Meteller
Children	Mar(t)ina Galeano (daughter)
Relatives	Pedro Galeano (brother) Ángela Jiménez Galeano (sister)
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Martín Galeano (?, Valencia del Mombuey, Badajoz, Spain - ?, Vélez, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador of Genovese descent who is known as the founder of the towns of Vélez, Oiba and Charalá in Santander, Colombia. He took part in the expedition of the Spanish conquest of the Muisca led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. After the foundation of Bogotá, he was sent northwards into Guane territories.

Martín Galeano was born in Valencia del Mombuey, Badajoz or Genoa and had one brother, Pedro Galeano, and one sister Ángela Jiménez Galeano. He married twice; with an unnamed woman and with Isabel Juan de Meteller, formerly married to Pedro Ortuño Royo. With the unnamed woman, Galeano had one daughter; Marina, or Martina, Galeano, who became encomendera.

Coat of arms of Vélez, Santander