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Alonso de Estrada (1470-1530)
Don Alonso Duque de Estrada y Fernández de Aragón Occupation: Viceroy, Royal treasurer of New Spain, Governor of New Spain Born: 1470 · Ciudad Real, Castile Death: 16 February 1530 · Veracruz, New Spain Parents: King Ferdinand II of Aragon & mistress María Luisa Duque de Estrada Spouses: Doña Marina Flores Gutierrez de la Caballería…
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Marina Gutierrez Flores de la Caballería (1470 – 1551)
Doña Marina Gutiérrez Flores de la Caballería, of La Mancha, Castile, Spain — wife of Don Alonso de Estrada (natural-born son of Ferdinand II, King of Aragon), Royal Treasurer and interim Governor of New Spain; mother of Doña Beatriz de Estrada y Gutiérrez de la Caballería, and mother-in-law of Conquistador and Governor Francisco Vázquez de…
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Lope Ruiz de Esparza I (1516–1597)
Lineage: Descendant of the Ruiz family of Esparza, tied to the palacios (ancestral noble houses) of Esparza and Zariquiegui, which conferred noble status in Basque, Navarre, Spain Nobility Lawsuit: In 1535, successfully litigated his pleito de hidalguía (nobility suit) before the court in Pamplona, securing recognition of his family’s lordship over the palaces of Esparza…
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Lope Ruiz de Esparza II (1569–1651)
Father: Lope Ruiz de Esparza Sr Mother: Ana Díaz de Eguino Origins: Born in Pamplona, Navarre; descended from noble houses of Esparza and Zariquiegui. Migration: Arrived in New Spain on February 8, 1593, listed as passenger no. 2,633 in the Catálogo de Pasajeros a Indias. Marriage: Wed Ana Francisca de Gabadi Navarro y Moctezuma in…
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Juan de Oñate y Salazar (1550–1626)
Father: Cristóbal de Oñate Add Your Heading Text Here Mother: Catalina de Salazar y de la Cadena Origins: Born in Zacatecas, New Spain; son of Cristóbal de Oñate (a Basque conquistador and mining magnate, co-founder of Guadalajara) and Catalina de Salazar y de la Cadena. Marriage: Wed Isabel de Tolosa Cortés de Moctezuma, granddaughter…
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Tomás Tadeo Sánchez de Barrera y de la Garza-Falcón (1709–1796)
Father: Captain Francisco Sánchez de la Barrera Mother: Doña María Josefa de la Garza-Falcón Origins: A Spanish settler from Nuevo León, descended from the Sánchez de la Barrera and Garza-Falcón families — powerful landowning lineages with roots in Basque and Castilian settlers of the 16th–17th centuries Founding of Laredo: In 1755, he established the city…
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Doña Beatriz de Estrada y Gutiérrez Flores de la Caballería (1515–1550)
Doña Beatriz de Estrada y Gutiérrez Flores de la Caballería (1515–1550). Daughter of Don Alonso de Estrada, Treasurer and interim Governor of New Spain, and Doña Marina Gutiérrez Flores de la Caballería. Wife of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, whom she married in 1535. Grand-daughter to King Ferdinand II, half neice to Catherine of Aragon, Queen…
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Cristóbal de Oñate
Conquistador Cristóbal de Oñate (1504–1567) — Basque-born explorer of House of Haro and founder of the silver mines of Zacatecas. A companion of Hernán Cortés and ally of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado. CRISTÓBAL DE OÑATE (1504 – 1567) Spanish Basque Conquistador, Explorer, Founder of the Silver Mines of Zacatecas, Governor of New Spain Born: 1504…
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Martín Ruíz de Esparza y de Vici
Martín Ruíz de Esparza y de Vici Lord of the Esparza and Zariquiegui palaces Born: 1480 Iruña, Nafarroa, Spain (now Pamplona, Spain) Death: 1540 Pamplona, Navarre, Spain About Martín Ruíz de EsparzaMartín Ruíz de Esparza y Huici was a merchant, trader, rancher, and the lord of the ancestral palaces (cabos de armería) of Esparza (in…