WebJuan de Oñate y Salazar (Spanish: [ˈxwan de oˈɲate] (); 1550–1626) was a Spanish conquistador from New Spain, explorer, and colonial governor of the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in the viceroyalty of New Spain.He led early Spanish expeditions to the Great Plains and Lower Colorado River Valley, encountering numerous indigenous tribes …

WebDiego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras (1643–1704), commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, to the US states of New Mexico and Arizona, titular 1690–1695, effective 1692–1696 and 1703–1704. [clarification needed] He is known for leading the …

WebCádiz (/ k ə ˈ d ɪ z /, US also / ˈ k eɪ d ɪ z, ˈ k æ d-, ˈ k ɑː d-/, Spanish: ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain.It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.. Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, with archaeological remains dating to the 12th century BC, was …

WebJuan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 6 or 7, 1736 – December 19, 1788) was an expeditionary leader, military officer, and politician primarily in California and New Mexico under the Spanish Empire.He is credited as one of the founding fathers of Spanish California and served as an official within New Spain as Governor of the Province of New Mexico.