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'''Pedro de Ursúa''' (1526&ndash;1561) was a [[Navarrese]] Spanish [[conquistador]] from [[Baztan (municipality)|Baztan]] ([[Kingdom of Navarre#Navarre under the Foix-Albret and the Spanish conquest|Kingdom of Navarre]]) in the 16th century. In Panama, Ursúa subdued a [[Cimarron people (Panama)|Cimarron]] (ex-slave) revolt by tricking Cimarron leader [[Bayano]] into coming unprepared to negotiate a truce, but then captured him and sent him back to King [[Philip II of Spain]]. Ursúa later searched the Amazon region for [[El Dorado]] with [[Lope de Aguirre]]. Aguirre, commonly portrayed as a monomaniac, assassinated Ursúa: perhaps because Ursúa wouldn't let him take his [[mistress (lover)|mistress]] on the expedition, perhaps merely as a ploy for power.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20091027054324/http://www.geocities.com/ursuatree/X8.htm Descendants of Juan de Ursua]</ref>
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'''Pedro de Ursúa''' (1526 &ndash;January 1, 1561) was a Spanish [[list of conquistadors in Colombia|conquistador]] from [[Baztan (municipality)|Baztan]] in [[Navarre]].<ref name="DouglassBilbao2005">{{cite book|author1=William A. Douglass|author2=Jon Bilbao|title=Amerikanuak: Basques in the New World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8KzfK1QwxDIC&pg=PA84|year=2005|publisher=University of Nevada Press|isbn=978-0-87417-625-4|page=84}}</ref><ref name="GonzálezTur1981">{{cite book|author1=Elena Mampel González|author2=Neus Escandell Tur|title=Lope de Aguirre: Crónicas, 1559-1561|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=76qVv67CEPcC&pg=PR15|year=1981|publisher=Edicions Universitat Barcelona|isbn=978-84-85411-51-1|page=15}}</ref> He is best known for his final trip with [[Lope de Aguirre]] in search for [[El Dorado]], where he was assassinated in a plot by a fellow officer.


He was born in [[Arizkun]], Baztan, to a Beaumont family who supported the Spanish occupation of Navarre, benefiting directly from the Navarrese loyalist defeat at [[Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre#Hondarribia and last stand at Amaiur|Amaiur in July 1522]].
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A [[fiction]]al version of Ursúa and Aguirre's story is depicted in the [[Werner Herzog]] film, ''[[Aguirre, the Wrath of God|Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes]]'' and in the [[Carlos Saura]] film ''[[El Dorado (1988 film)|El Dorado]]''.

In Panama, Ursúa subdued a [[Cimarron people (Panama)|Cimarron]] (ex-slave) revolt by tricking Cimarron leader [[Bayano]] into coming unprepared to negotiate a truce. He then captured Bayano and sent him back to King [[Philip II of Spain]]. Together with [[Ortún Velázquez de Velasco]], Pedro de Ursúa founded the city of [[Pamplona, Norte de Santander|Pamplona]], [[New Kingdom of Granada]], on November 1, 1549.<ref name="websitePamplona">{{in lang|es}} [https://archive.today/20140318160821/http://www.pamplona-nortedesantander.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Pamplona]</ref>

Ursúa later searched the Amazon region for ''[[El Dorado]]'' with [[Lope de Aguirre]]. When Ursúa would not allow Aguirre's mistress on the expedition, Aguirre conspired with another officer, Fernando de Guzman, to use this rejection as a pretext to start a riot in which they assassinated Ursúa and seized power.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027054324/http://www.geocities.com/ursuatree/X8.htm Descendants of Juan de Ursúa]</ref>

== Pedro de Ursúa in fiction ==
[[File:Ursua Arizkun.JPG|thumb|left|Former tower house of the Ursúa in Arizkun, Navarre]]
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A fictional version of Ursúa and Aguirre's story is depicted in the [[Werner Herzog]] film, ''[[Aguirre, the Wrath of God|Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes]]'' and in the [[Carlos Saura]] film ''[[El Dorado (1988 film)|El Dorado]]''.


The novel ''Ursúa'' by [[William Ospina]] has become one of the main references concerning Pedro de Ursúa. The book provides details about the life of Ursúa and makes a general account of the events happening in the New World during the mid 16th century.
The novel ''Ursúa'' by [[William Ospina]] has become one of the main references concerning Pedro de Ursúa. The book provides details about the life of Ursúa and makes a general account of the events happening in the New World during the mid 16th century.
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== See also ==<!--NOTE: use of icons is not "for decorative purposes", but to show the differences in quality between the interesting further reading articles available on Wikipedia-->
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*[[List of conquistadors in Colombia]]
*''[[El Dorado]]''
*[[Muzo people|Muzo]]


==References==
== References ==
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*[http://www.buber.net/Basque/History/aguirre.html Translation of Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Basque Country article on Lope de Aguirre] - contains large segment on Ursúa's Dorado expedition
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*{{Es icon}} [http://www.artehistoria.com/frames.htm?http://www.artehistoria.com/historia/personajes/6085.htm Pedro de Ursua at Artehistora.com]
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*{{Es icon}} [http://www.editorialbitacora.com/bitacora/mas_alla/aguirre/aguirre.htm El Asesinato de Pedro de Ursua]
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*{{IMDb title|0068182|Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes}}


== Further reading ==
==Bibliography==
* Galster, Ingrid (1996). ''Aguirre oder Die Willkür der Nachwelt. Die Rebellion des baskischen Konquistadors Lope de Aguirre in Historiographie und Geschichtsfiktion (1561–1992)''. Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert Verlag, ISBN 3-89354-075-X
* {{cite book |last=Galster |first=Ingrid |year=1996 |title=Aguirre oder Die Willkür der Nachwelt. Die Rebellion des baskischen Konquistadors Lope de Aguirre in Historiographie und Geschichtsfiktion (1561–1992) |publisher=Vervuert Verlag |location=Frankfurt am Main |isbn=3-89354-075-X}}
* Galster, Ingrid (2011). ''Aguirre o La posteridad arbitraria. La rebelión del conquistador vasco Lope de Aguirre en historiografía y ficción histórica (1561-1992)''. Bogotá: Ed. Universidad del Rosario and Ed. Universidad Javeriana, ISBN 978-958-738-204-4 (also available as eBook).
* {{cite book |last=Galster |first=Ingrid |year=2011 |title=Aguirre o La posteridad arbitraria. La rebelión del conquistador vasco Lope de Aguirre en historiografía y ficción histórica (1561-1992) |publisher=[[Pontifical Xavierian University|Universidad Javeriana]] and [[Del Rosario University|Universidad del Rosario]] |location=Bogotá |isbn=978-958-738-204-4}}


== External links==
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* [http://www.buber.net/Basque/History/aguirre.html Translation of Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Basque Country article on Lope de Aguirre] – contains large segment on Ursúa's Dorado expedition
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* {{in lang|es}} [https://archive.today/20130117061523/http://www.artehistoria.com/frames.htm?http://www.artehistoria.com/historia/personajes/6085.htm Pedro de Ursua at Artehistora.com]
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* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.editorialbitacora.com/bitacora/mas_alla/aguirre/aguirre.htm El Asesinato de Pedro de Ursua]
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* {{IMDb title|qid=Q325662|id=tt0068182|title=Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes}}

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Latest revision as of 12:23, 12 October 2024

Pedro de Ursúa
Pedro de Ursúa
Born1526
Baztan, Navarra
DiedJanuary 1, 1561
Amazon River,
South America
Cause of deathMurder
NationalityNavarre
OccupationConquistador
Years active1545–1561
EmployerSpanish Crown
Known forCo-founder of Pamplona
Failed conquest of the Muzo
Quest for El Dorado

Pedro de Ursúa (1526 –January 1, 1561) was a Spanish conquistador from Baztan in Navarre.[1][2] He is best known for his final trip with Lope de Aguirre in search for El Dorado, where he was assassinated in a plot by a fellow officer.

He was born in Arizkun, Baztan, to a Beaumont family who supported the Spanish occupation of Navarre, benefiting directly from the Navarrese loyalist defeat at Amaiur in July 1522.

In Panama, Ursúa subdued a Cimarron (ex-slave) revolt by tricking Cimarron leader Bayano into coming unprepared to negotiate a truce. He then captured Bayano and sent him back to King Philip II of Spain. Together with Ortún Velázquez de Velasco, Pedro de Ursúa founded the city of Pamplona, New Kingdom of Granada, on November 1, 1549.[3]

Ursúa later searched the Amazon region for El Dorado with Lope de Aguirre. When Ursúa would not allow Aguirre's mistress on the expedition, Aguirre conspired with another officer, Fernando de Guzman, to use this rejection as a pretext to start a riot in which they assassinated Ursúa and seized power.[4]

Pedro de Ursúa in fiction

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Former tower house of the Ursúa in Arizkun, Navarre

A fictional version of Ursúa and Aguirre's story is depicted in the Werner Herzog film, Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes and in the Carlos Saura film El Dorado.

The novel Ursúa by William Ospina has become one of the main references concerning Pedro de Ursúa. The book provides details about the life of Ursúa and makes a general account of the events happening in the New World during the mid 16th century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ William A. Douglass; Jon Bilbao (2005). Amerikanuak: Basques in the New World. University of Nevada Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-87417-625-4.
  2. ^ Elena Mampel González; Neus Escandell Tur (1981). Lope de Aguirre: Crónicas, 1559-1561. Edicions Universitat Barcelona. p. 15. ISBN 978-84-85411-51-1.
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Pamplona
  4. ^ Descendants of Juan de Ursúa

Further reading

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  • Galster, Ingrid (1996). Aguirre oder Die Willkür der Nachwelt. Die Rebellion des baskischen Konquistadors Lope de Aguirre in Historiographie und Geschichtsfiktion (1561–1992). Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert Verlag. ISBN 3-89354-075-X.
  • Galster, Ingrid (2011). Aguirre o La posteridad arbitraria. La rebelión del conquistador vasco Lope de Aguirre en historiografía y ficción histórica (1561-1992). Bogotá: Universidad Javeriana and Universidad del Rosario. ISBN 978-958-738-204-4.
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