White Colombians

‎Colonial period

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	===Colonial period===		===Colonial period===
	The presence of Whites in Colombia began in 1510 with the colonization of [[San Sebastián de Urabá]]. In 1526, settlers founded [[Santa Marta]], the oldest Spanish city still in existence in Colombia.<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com">{{cite web|url=http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/281/Colombia-HISTORY-BACKGROUND.html |title=Colombia - History Background - Spanish, Native, Percent, and Country - StateUniversity.com |publisher=Education.stateuniversity.com |date= |accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref>		The presence of Whites in Colombia began in 1510 with the colonization of [[San Sebastián de Urabá]]. In 1526, settlers founded [[Santa Marta]], the oldest Spanish city still in existence in Colombia.<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com">{{cite web|url=http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/281/Colombia-HISTORY-BACKGROUND.html |title=Colombia - History Background - Spanish, Native, Percent, and Country - StateUniversity.com |publisher=Education.stateuniversity.com |date= |accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref>
−	Many [[Spanish diaspora|Spanish]] began their exploration searching for [[gold]], while others established themselves as leaders of the native social organizations teaching the [[Christian]] faith and the ways of their civilization. [[Catholic]] priests would provide education for [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] that otherwise was unavailable.<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com"/> Within 100 years after the first Spanish settlement, nearly 95 percent of all Native Americans in Colombia had died.<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com"/> The majority of the deaths were the cause of diseases such as [[measles]] and [[smallpox]] spread by the settlers.<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com"/> Some natives were also killed in armed conflicts with their new neighbours.<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com"/>	+	Many [[Spanish diaspora|Spanish]] began their exploration searching for [[gold]], while others established themselves as leaders of the native social organizations teaching the [[Christian]] faith and the ways of their civilization. [[Catholic]] priests would provide education for [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] that otherwise was unavailable.<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com"/> Within 100 years after the first Spanish settlement, nearly 95 percent of all Native Americans in Colombia had died.<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com"/> The majority of the deaths were the cause of diseases spread by the settlers, such as [[measles]] and [[smallpox]].<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com"/> Some natives were also killed in armed conflicts with their new neighbours.<ref name="education.stateuniversity.com"/>
	===Immigration from Europe===		===Immigration from Europe===