Hernando de Santana

Statue honoring Hernando de Santana in Valledupar, Colombia

Hernando de Santana (born in the 1510s, Zafra, Badajoz Province, Spain - year of death unknown) was a Spanish conquistador, founder of the city of Valledupar on January 6, 1550, and conqueror in what is now northern Colombia.

See also

• List of conquistadors in Colombia
• Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations
• Chimila people