Juan De Oñate
1550?-1630
Spanish conquistador who established the colony of New Mexico and explored parts of western North America. Oñate, who married the granddaughter of Hernán Cort&#...
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The Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate (ca. 1549-ca. 1624), although considered a failure by his monarch, deserves to be called the founder of New Mexico. The colony he established eventually becam...
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Juan De Oñate
Juan de Oñate