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…