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Every case set in what is now Colombia, best-known first. Cities, states and old kingdoms count under the country that holds them today.

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Cases in Colombia

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Cases
5
Years
1537 to 1993
Region
Latin America
Main subjects
Latin America, Heirlooms and treasure, Native nations and islands
Updated
30 October 2026
Pablo Escobar: Pablo Escobar Mug (cropped)(b)1993 · Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia, ColombiaPablo Escobar's four hippos outlived him, Colombia seized his ranch, and in 2026 the government approved killing their descendantsIn 1978 Pablo Escobar and his cousin Gustavo Gaviria assembled the Hacienda Nápoles, about 3,000 hectares between Medellín and Bogotá, with a private zoo of rhinos, elephants, camels, giraffes, zebras and hippos.minambiente.gov.co and 3 moreSimón Bolívar: Simón Bolívar. Toro Moreno, Luis. 1922, Legislative Palace, La Paz1830 · Santa Marta, ColombiaSimón Bolívar's will left only the Aroa copper mines, his sisters sold them in 1832, and Hugo Chávez had his bones dug up in 2010Bolívar was born into a rich creole family of Caracas. In 1663 the Spanish king had granted the Aroa mines, about 9,000 hectares west of Caracas, to Francisco Marín de Narváez, his great-great-grandfather.es.wikisource.org and 4 moreCarlos Gardel: Carlos gardel en su casa 19331935 · Medellín, ColombiaCarlos Gardel's will said he was born in Toulouse and left everything to his mother, and his estate passed from her to his agent's family while Uruguay says he was born thereOn 7 November 1933, the day he left for Europe, Gardel wrote a holographic will at the request of his agent, Armando Defino.todotango.com and 4 moreWager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708 label QS:Len,"Wager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708": The English painter Samuel Scott (1702-1772) specialised in marine painting and 1708 · off Cartagena, ColombiaThe galleon San José sank off Cartagena in 1708 with nearly 600 people, and Colombia, Spain, a US salvage company and a Bolivian people all claim its cargoThe galleon San José, built in 1698, carried gold, silver and gems from Spain's American colonies. On 8 June 1708 four Royal Navy warships attacked her off Cartagena.maritime-executive.com and 3 moreMuisca raft - detail - Museo del Oro, Bogotá: Detail of famous Muisca raft, Museo del Oro (Gold Museum), BogotáLegend · 1537 · Lake Guatavita, Cundinamarca, ColombiaA 1636 chronicle says the heir of Guatavita fasted six years in a cave and was covered in gold dust to take his uncle's lordship, and the rite gave the world El DoradoEl Dorado began as a real succession rite and grew into a legend. Juan Rodríguez Freyle wrote the fullest account in 1636 from what don Juan, lord of Guatavita, told him.biblioteca-antologica.org and 3 more