Pedro de Heredia

Adelantado Pedro de Heredia y Fernández
Pedro de Heredia according to a painting at the Palace of Inquisition in Cartagena, Colombia
Born	1505, circa Madrid (Spain)
Died	27 January 1554 Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz (Spain)
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation(s)	Explorer, Conqueror

Pedro de Heredia (c. 1505 in Madrid – January 27, 1554 in Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz) was a Spanish conquistador, founder of the city of Cartagena de Indias and explorer of the northern coast and the interior of present-day Colombia.