Category: House of Esparza
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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510-1554)
Lineage of Esparza de Navarro y Coronado G1 — Don Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (c.1510–1554) — Conquistador & Governor of Nueva Galicia; explorer of the American Southwest (Palo Duro Canyon, Grand Canyon). Married Doña Beatriz de Estrada y de la Cerda, daughter of Governor & Royal Treasurer Alonso de Estrada (natural son of King Ferdinand…
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Don Jose Esparza (1856-1926)
Today in Border History November 23, 1970 Esparza Park built at El Ranchito, San Benito José Esparza, entrepreneur and political activist, son of Francisca (García) and Carlos Esparza, was born on July 8, 1856, at Rancho de San Juan el Encantado. His maternal grandfather, Ramón García, was one of Juan N. Cortina’s spies, and his…
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Carlos Villarreal Esparza (1827-1885) & Francisca Benavides Garcia Esparza (1834-1914)
Francisca Benavides Garcia was born in 1835 to Ramon Garza Garcia born in 1805 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas and Maria Antonia Garcia Benavides born in 1803 in Guerrero, Tamaulipas. Her parents were able to purchase land in San Pedro Carricitos grant from families that decided to leave. Francisca would inherit a portion of this land and…
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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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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…