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4 unusual facts about Juan Buenaventura de Borja y Armendía


Juan Buenaventura de Borja y Armendía

He ordered the creation of a grammatical process defined for the Chibchan languages and extended the collection of the Alcabala to many cities where it was previously not enforced.

Juan de Borja y Miguel - who at Riobamba, started a family that would later become the prestigious Ecuadorian and Chilean Borja families.

He was conferred with the honor of being a Knight of the Order of Santiago by royal warrant at the city of Lerma on 22 May 1610.

Natagaima

Natagaima was founded in 1606 by Spanish conqueror Juan de Borja y Armendia.



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