| Juan de Zaldívar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
c. 1570 Northern Mexico |
| Died |
December 4, 1598 Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico |
| Parents |
Vicente de Zaldívar, Sr. Magdalena de Mendoza y Salazar |
| Relatives |
Cristóbal de Oñate (paternal great-uncle) Juan de Oñate (uncle & second cousin) Vicente de Zaldívar (brother) |
Juan de Zaldívar (c. 1570–1598) was a Spanish soldier and explorer. He was an early colonizer of New Mexico. He was killed by Native Americans.
Early life[]
Juan de Zaldívar was born circa 1570 in Northern Mexico.[1] His father, Vicente de Zaldívar, Sr., served in the Mixtón War of 1540-1542 alongside his uncle (thus Juan's great-uncle), Cristóbal de Oñate.[2] His mother was Magdalena de Mendoza y Salazar.[1] He had a brother, Vicente de Zaldívar.[1] Juan de Oñate was their uncle and second cousin.[1][3]
Career[]
In 1595, Zaldívar was asked by his uncle, Juan de Oñate, to serve as his Maestre de Campo, or field marshall,[3] in Oñate's colonization of New Mexico for the Spanish Crown.[1] They departed from Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua in January 1598, arriving in Ciudad Juárez by April of the same year.[1] They went up the Rio Grande, arriving in San Juan de los Caballeros (now known as Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico) on July 11, 1598.[1]
Death[]
Zaldívar was killed by Acoma in Acoma Pueblo on December 4, 1598.[1][2] His brother, Vicente de Zaldívar, won the Acoma Massacre, partly to avenge his death.[1] The battle included foot amputation and enslavement of the culprits (Native Americans).[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Chipman, Donald E. (June 15, 2010). "ZALDIVAR, JUAN DE". http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fza06. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hickerson, Nancy P. (Winter 1996). "The Servicios of Vicente de Zaldívar: New Light on the Jumano War of 1601". pp. 127–144. Digital object identifier:10.2307/483346. JSTOR 483346.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Anderson, Donald (January 2004). "Stumps". p. 3. JSTOR 25127077.
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