Cuenca / Founded
April 12, 1557
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The Spanish colonial city was founded in 1557 by the conquistador Gil Ramírez Davalos on the ruins of the former residence of the Inca ruler Huayna Capac, who ...
Apr 26, 2020 · They officially founded the city in 1557, naming it Cuenca, after Cuenca, Spain. It was established long after the other Spanish settlements in ...
Founded in 1577 according to the guidelines issued thirty years earlier by the King of Spain, Charles V, it has preserved over four centuries its original ...
The city of Cuenca was founded on April 12, 1557, by the Spanish explorer Gil Ramírez Dávalos. The foundation of the city was commissioned by Andrés Hurtado de ...