# Alonso de Cáceres

> Alonso de Cáceres y Retes was a Spanish conquistador and governor-captain of Santa Marta, who traveled extensively throughout the Americas from Mexico, south through Central America, and as far as Peru. He was one of the most active soldiers in the 16th-century Spanish colonization of the Americas.

*Spanish conquistador*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Spain
- **Born:** 1500
- **Died:** 1600
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alonso de Cáceres y Retes was a Spanish conquistador and governor-captain of Santa Marta, who traveled extensively throughout the Americas from Mexico, south through Central America, and as far as Peru. He was one of the most active soldiers in the 16th-century Spanish colonization of the Americas.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.9

## Sources
- [Alonso de Cáceres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonso_de_C%C3%A1ceres)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3093703)

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