Juan de Zaldívar | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1570 Northern
Mexico |
| Died | December 4, 1598 |
| Parent(s) | Vicente de Zaldívar Sr. Magdalena de Mendoza y Salazar |
| Relatives |
Cristóbal de Oñate (paternal great-uncle) Juan de Oñate (uncle & second cousin) Vicente de Zaldívar (brother) |
Juan de Zaldívar (c. 1570–1598) was a Spanish soldier and explorer. He was an early colonizer of New Mexico. He was killed by Native Americans.
Early life
Juan de Zaldívar was born circa 1570 in Northern Mexico. [1] His father, Vicente de Zaldívar Sr., served in the Mixtón War of 1540-1542 alongside his uncle (thus Juan's great-uncle), Cristóbal de Oñate. [2] His mother was Magdalena de Mendoza y Salazar. [1] He had a brother, Vicente de Zaldívar. [1] Juan de Oñate was their uncle and second cousin. [1] [3]
Career
In 1595, Zaldívar was asked by his uncle, Juan de Oñate, to serve as his Maestre de Campo, or field marshal, [3] in Oñate's colonization of New Mexico for the Spanish Crown. [1] They departed from Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua in January 1598, arriving in Ciudad Juárez by April of the same year. [1] They went up the Rio Grande, arriving in San Juan de los Caballeros (now known as Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico) on July 11, 1598. [1]
Death
Zaldívar was killed by Acoma in Acoma Pueblo on December 4, 1598. [1] [2] His brother, Vicente de Zaldívar, won the Acoma Massacre, partly to avenge his death. [1] It is claimed, foot amputation and enslavement of the culprits (Native Americans). [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Chipman, Donald E. (June 15, 2010). "ZALDIVAR, JUAN DE". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ a b Hickerson, Nancy P. (Winter 1996). "The Servicios of Vicente de Zaldívar: New Light on the Jumano War of 1601". Ethnohistory. 43 (1): 127–144. doi: 10.2307/483346. JSTOR 483346.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Donald (January 2004). "Stumps". The North American Review. 289 (1): 3. JSTOR 25127077.