Sebastián de Benalcázar Conquistador in 10 sucres Ecuador Banknote 5 (1)

Sebastián de Benalcázar Conquistador in 10 sucres Ecuador Banknote 5 (1)

Sebastián de Benalcázar Born in 1480, in Córdoba, Spain.  He was also known as Sebastián de Belalcázar, a Spanish conquistador (or conqueror). He is attributed to be the instituter of early colonial cities in South America, the northwestern areas.  Such as Quito, Ecuador in 1534 and Cali, Pasto, Popayán, Colombia in 1537. Benalcazar led explorations…