List of Spanish settlers from the U.S. Hispanic colonies
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This is a list of politicians, soldiers, franciscans, explorer and Spanish settlers who ruled the Hispanic colonies of the current United States or who lived and fought for them. This list includes settlers, franciscans, political and military Spanish
who were born or established in the Southwest (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Utah and Nevada), Florida, Louisiana (1763–1800) and other Spanish colonies of United States
, between the early sixteenth century and 1850. Because the Hispanic colonies in United States was ruled by Spain
, many politicians and military leaders of these colonies also ruled or participated in historical events in Spain or in Latin America
, so they did not live steadily in the colonies Hispanic of the current United States in which they were established. The same occurs with some Franciscans, who established missions evangelism in the American colonies in which they lived, but also elsewhere, especially in Mexico
. The explorer who lived or died in an expedition in this country are also included. However, they also helped shape the history of the present United States, understood as a basic set of former British colonies, French, Spanish and Russian that have the British as a unifying element. This list shows the politicians, soldiers, franciscans and settlers who lived in the Hispanic colonies of the United States and therefore obeyed the orders of the Spanish crown.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
who were born or established in the Southwest (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Utah and Nevada), Florida, Louisiana (1763–1800) and other Spanish colonies of United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, between the early sixteenth century and 1850. Because the Hispanic colonies in United States was ruled by Spain
Spain
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, many politicians and military leaders of these colonies also ruled or participated in historical events in Spain or in Latin America
Latin America
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, so they did not live steadily in the colonies Hispanic of the current United States in which they were established. The same occurs with some Franciscans, who established missions evangelism in the American colonies in which they lived, but also elsewhere, especially in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The explorer who lived or died in an expedition in this country are also included. However, they also helped shape the history of the present United States, understood as a basic set of former British colonies, French, Spanish and Russian that have the British as a unifying element. This list shows the politicians, soldiers, franciscans and settlers who lived in the Hispanic colonies of the United States and therefore obeyed the orders of the Spanish crown.
Political
- Gaspar Flores de AbregoGaspar Flores de AbregoJosé Gaspar Flores de Abrego was a political figure of Texas, Tejano land commissioner and associate of the colonists of Austin and a mayor of San Antonio, Texas.- Early life and family :...
, (1781–1836) Texan who fought alongside the colonists of AustinAustinAustin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.Austin may also refer to:-In the United States:*Austin, Arkansas*Austin, Colorado*Austin, Chicago, Illinois*Austin, Indiana*Austin, Minnesota*Austin, Nevada*Austin, Oregon...
; and San Antonio ruled four times (1819, 1824, 1829 and 1834). - Martín de AlarcónMartín de AlarcónMartín de Alarcón was the governor of Spanish Texas from 1705 until 1708, and again from 1716 until 1719. He founded San Antonio, the first civilian settlement in Texas.-First term:...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
governor, (1705–1708 and 1716–1719), and founder of San Antonio. - Simón de ArochaSimón de ArochaSimon de Arocha was a judge on the distribution of public lands and the mayor of San Antonio de Béjar . Since 1782 his family became leader of the farmers in the province.- Biography :...
, (1731–1796), judge on the distribution of public lands and the mayor of San Antonio de Béjar. - Pedro Menéndez de AvilésPedro Menéndez de AvilésPedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral and explorer, best remembered for founding St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. This was the first successful Spanish foothold in La Florida and remained the most significant city in the region for several hundred years. St...
, (1519–1574), First governor of FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and founder of St. AugustineSt. Augustine-People:* Augustine of Hippo or Augustine of Hippo , father of the Latin church* Augustine of Canterbury , first Archbishop of Canterbury* Augustine Webster, an English Catholic martyr.-Places:*St. Augustine, Florida, United States...
. - José Antonio CarrilloJosé Antonio CarrilloCaptain José Antonio Ezequiel Carrillo was a Californio rancher, officer, and politician in the early years of Mexican Alta California and U.S...
, (1796–1862), Californio ranchero, official and political. Son of Jose Raimundo CarrilloJosé Raimundo CarrilloCaptain José Raimundo Carrillo was an early Spanish settler of San Diego, California and founder of the Carrillo family in Spanish California.-Biography:Carrillo was born in 1749 in New Spain at Loreto, Baja California...
. - Carlos Antonio CarrilloCarlos Antonio CarrilloCarlos Antonio Carrillo , Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1838. He took his oath as governon in Pueblo de Los Angeles, present day Los Angeles, on December 6, 1836. aCarlos Antonio Carrillo was the son of a prominent California family...
, (1783–1852), Gobernor of Alta CaliforniaAlta CaliforniaAlta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
, (1837–1838) - Juan José CarrilloJuan José CarrilloJuan José Carrillo was member of one of the early Spanish families, and a prominent figure in early Southern California history.-Biography:...
, (1842–1916), politician CalifornioCalifornioCalifornio is a term used to identify a Spanish-speaking Catholic people, regardless of race, born in California before 1848...
. - Manuel DominguezManuel DominguezManuel Dominguez , born at the Mission San Juan Capistrano in Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain, and was the heir to the vast Rancho San Pedro land grant.-Juan Jose Dominguez:...
, (1804–1882), Mayor of Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
(1832). - José Joaquín EstudilloJosé Joaquín EstudilloJosé Joaquín Estudillo was a Mexican citizen of Alta California who was the second alcalde of Yerba Buena, California , and whose land holdings, known as Rancho San Leandro, formed the basis of the city of San Leandro.-Biography:He was born at the Presidio of Monterey, to José María Estudillo, a...
, (1800–1852) the second alcalde of Yerba BuenaYerba BuenaYerba buena is a rambling aromatic herb of western and northwestern North America, ranging from maritime Alaska southwards to Baja California Sur...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
(the precursor to San Francisco), and whose land holdings, known as Rancho San LeandroRancho San LeandroRancho San Leandro was a Mexican land grant in present day Alameda County, California given in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José Joaquín Estudillo...
, formed the basis of the city of San Leandro. - Pedro del Barrio Junco y EspriellaPedro del Barrio Junco y EspriellaPedro del Barrio Junco y Espriela was acting governor of Texas from 1748 to 1750 and the governor of Nuevo León, Mexico .- Biography :...
, (? - ?) Texas Governor. - Pedro FagesPedro FagesPere Fages Beleta , nicknamed L'Ós , was a soldier, explorer, and the second Spanish military Governor of Las Californias Province of New Spain from 1770 to 1774, and the Governor of Las Californias from 1782 to 1791.-Life:...
, (1734–1794), Soldier, explorer, and the second Spanish military Governor of New California, (1770–1774) , and Governor of the Las CaliforniasLas CaliforniasThe Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...
, (1782–1791). - Bernardo de GálvezBernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of GálvezBernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez was a Spanish military leader and the general of Spanish forces in New Spain who served as governor of Louisiana and Cuba and as viceroy of New Spain.Gálvez aided the Thirteen Colonies in their quest for independence and led...
, (1746–1786), Spanish governor of LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
and viceroy of New SpainNew SpainNew Spain, formally called the Viceroyalty of New Spain , was a viceroyalty of the Spanish colonial empire, comprising primarily territories in what was known then as 'América Septentrional' or North America. Its capital was Mexico City, formerly Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire...
. - José Antonio de la GarzaJosé Antonio de la GarzaJosé Antonio de la Garza , was a Tejano who was noted for being the first employer in San Antonio, Texas and the first man to create a coin in this state. José Antonio de la Garza was elected mayor of San Antonio in 1813.- Biography :...
, (1776-1851?)Texan who was noted for being the first employer in San Antonio, Texas and the first man to create a coin in Texas. - Antonio Maria de la GuerraAntonio Maria de la GuerraAntonio Maria de la Guerra, , Mayor of Santa Barbara, California, several times a member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, California State Senator and Captain of California Volunteers in the American Civil War....
, (1825–1881), Mayor of Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean... - Juan LealJuan LealJuan Leal Goraz was the founder and first Mayor of San Antonio. His family settled by order of the Spanish crown in San Antonio in 1731, together with other families. He had become the most important member of the community in his early years in San Antonio, since he became the leader and...
,(1676–1742 or 1743), founded and first governor of San Antonio, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, (1731–32 and 1735). - Fernando de LeybaFernando de LeybaDon Fernando de Leyba was a Spanish officer and politician who served as the third governor of Upper Louisiana from 1778 until his death.Little is known of De Leyba's life until his appointment to the position of governor on June 14, 1778...
, (??-1780), 3rd Spanish governor of LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, (1778–1780) - Rodrigo del JuncoRodrigo del JuncoRodrigo del Junco was the governor of Spanish Florida in 1592.Rodrigo Junco was baptized into the Roman church of Santa Maria de Junco, in the council of Ribadesella. He had one brother: Juan del Junco. In a moment previous to 1550, he served to Philip II, of Spain, as an agent of the Kingdom of...
, Governor of FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, (1592). - Antonio José MartínezAntonio José MartínezFather Antonio José Martínez was a New Mexican priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician. He lived through and influenced three distinct periods of New Mexico's history: the Spanish period, the Mexican period, and the American occupation and subsequent...
(1793 – 1867) priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician. - Antonio María MartínezAntonio María MartínezAntonio María Martínez was a colonel in the infantry regiment of Zamora and the last governor of Spanish Texas.-History:He was born in Andújar, province of Jaén, Spain. He entered military service on July 7, 1785, and had a distinguished career, winning the Cross of Northern Europe and the Cross...
, (??-1823), colonel in the infantry regiment of Zamora and last governor of Spanish TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, (1817–1823). - Francisco Antonio ManzanaresFrancisco Antonio ManzanaresFrancisco Antonio Manzanares was an United States businessman and politician.-Family background and childhood:Francisco Antonio Manzanares, son of Jose Antonio Manzanares and Maria Manuela Valdez, was born in Abiquiú, New Mexico, on January 25, 1843. Barely three years later in 1846, the...
(1843–1904) - businessman and politician. - Esteban Rodríguez MiróEsteban Rodríguez MiróEsteban Rodriguez Miró y Sabater , also known as Esteban Miro and Estevan Miro, was a Spanish army officer and governor of the Spanish American provinces of Louisiana and Florida....
, (1744–1795), Spanish army officer and governor of the Spanish American provinces of LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
(1782–1788) and FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. - José Antonio NavarroJosé Antonio NavarroJosé Antonio Navarro was a Texas statesman, revolutionary, politician, and merchant. The son of Ángel Navarro and Josefa María Ruiz y Pena, he was born into a distinguished noble family at San Antonio de Béxar in New Spain....
(1795–1871) was a revolutionary Texas and politician. - Ángel NavarroÁngel NavarroÁngel Navarro was a leading early Spanish settler and patriarch of San Antonio, Texas. Navarro family played a prominent role in the Mexican and Texas revolutions. He was born in Corsica in 1758 and settled in Texas in 1769....
, (1758–1808), Leader of the Spanish colonies and patriarch of San Antonio, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. - Felipe de NeveFelipe de NeveFelipe de Neve was a Spanish governor of Las Californias, an area that included present-day California , Baja California and Baja California Sur . His tenure as governor was from 1775 to 1782...
, Spanish gobernor of Las CaliforniasLas CaliforniasThe Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...
, (1775–1782) and founder of Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. - Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1829) - Spanish politician of the New Mexico TerritoryNew Mexico Territorythumb|right|240px|Proposed boundaries for State of New Mexico, 1850The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of...
. - Mariano S. OteroMariano S. OteroMariano Sabino Otero was a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico, nephew of Miguel Antonio Otero and cousin of Miguel Antonio Otero ....
(1844–1904) - delegate from the Territory of New Mexico. - Gaspar de PortoláGaspar de PortolàGaspar de Portolà i Rovira was a soldier, governor of Baja and Alta California , explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey. He was born in Os de Balaguer, province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain, of Catalan nobility. Don Gaspar served as a soldier in the Spanish army in Italy and Portugal...
, (1716–1770), Spanish army officer, gobernor of Baja and Alta CaliforniaAlta CaliforniaAlta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
, explorer and founder. - Domingo Terán de los RíosDomingo Terán de los RíosDomingo Terán de los Ríos served as the first governor of Spanish Texas from 1691 to 1692.-Previous service:Terán served the Spanish crown in Peru for two decades. He came to Mexico in 1681, and was governor of the province of Sonora y Sinaloa for approximately five years...
, first governor of TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, (1691–1692). - Juan María Vicencio de RipperdáJuan María Vicencio de RipperdáJuan María Vicencio, Baron de Ripperdá was the Spanish governor of Texas and Honduras.-Early life:He was born ca 1724,the son of Dutch political adventurer John William, Baron Ripperda and Francisca de Xarava del Castillo. His father became Duke of Ripperda and Prime Minister of Spain but was...
, (1724–1780), Spanish governor of TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, (1769-¿?) and HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, (1776-¿?). - José Francisco RuizJose Francisco RuizJosé Francisco "Francis" Ruiz was a Texas revolutionary-Early life and family:Ruiz was born in San Antonio de Bexar, Texas to Juan Manuel Ruiz and María Manuela de la Peña. Appointed the first schoolmaster of San Antonio in 1803, he designated a house acquired by his father on Military Plaza as...
(1783–1840) TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
revolutionary and politician - Francisco Antonio RuizFrancisco Antonio RuizFrancisco Antonio Ruiz was the alcalde of San Antonio during the Texas Revolution and was responsible for identifying the bodies of those killed at the Battle of the Alamo....
(1804–1876) Alcade of San Antonio during the Texas Revolution and responsible for identifying the bodies of those killed at the Battle of the AlamoAlamoThe Battle of the Alamo was a battle fought during the Texas Revolution.Alamo may also refer to:-Places:*Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas*Alamo, California*Alamo, Georgia*Alamo Township, Michigan*Alamo, Nevada*Alamo, New Mexico...
. - Manuel María de SalcedoManuel María de SalcedoManuel María de Salcedo y Quiroga , Manuel María de Salcedo y Quiroga , Manuel María de Salcedo y Quiroga , (Malaga, Spain, (1776 - executed, 3 April 1813), was a governor of Spanish Texas from 1808 until his execution in 1813. Salcedo gained leadership experience helping his father Juan Manuel de...
, (1776-1813) governor of TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, (1808–1813). - Erasmo SeguinErasmo SeguínJuan Jose Maria Erasmo Seguin was a prominent citizen and politician in San Antonio de Bexar in the 19th century. From 1807 until 1835, Seguin served as postmaster of San Anotnio, TX. After Mexico achieved independence from Spain, Seguin was named the sole representative from Texas to the...
(May 26, 1782 – October 30, 1857) Postmaster of Spanish TexasSpanish TexasSpanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of New Spain from 1690 until 1821. Although Spain claimed ownership of the territory, which comprised part of modern-day Texas, including the land north of the Medina and Nueces Rivers, the Spanish did not attempt to colonize the area until after...
(1807-1813, 1818-1835), Prominent citizen and politician in San Antonio de Bexar, co-author of (1824) Mexican Constitution1824 Constitution of MexicoThe Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824 was enacted on October 4 of 1824, after the overthrow of the Mexican Empire of Agustin de Iturbide. In the new constitution, the republic took the name of United Mexican States, and was defined as a representative federal republic, with...
, San Antonio Mayor (1820). - Juan SeguínJuan SeguínJuan Nepomuceno Seguín was a 19th-century Texas Senator, Mayor, Judge, and Justice of the Peace and a prominent participant in the Texas Revolution.-Early life and family:...
(October 27, 1806 – August 27, 1890) participant of the Texas RevolutionTexas RevolutionThe Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836...
(1835, 1836), a TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
Senator (1839), San Antonio Mayor (1833, 1841), Wilson County, TexasWilson County, TexasWilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 32,408. Its county seat is Floresville. The county is named after James Charles Wilson....
Judge (1869), and Bexar CountyBexar County, TexasAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,117 people per square mile . There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of 418 per square mile...
Justice of the Peace (1852, 1854). - Pablo Vicente de SoláPablo Vicente de SoláPablo Vicente de Solá , the last Spanish governor of Alta California from 1815-1822....
, (1761–1826), Last Spanish governor of Alta CaliforniaAlta CaliforniaAlta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
(1815–1822). - Antonio de UlloaAntonio de UlloaAntonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....
, (1716–1795), Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer , colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. - Vicente Álvarez TraviesoVicente Álvarez TraviesoVicente Álvarez Travieso was the first alguacil mayor of San Antonio, Texas, whose office was held until his death. He was one of the people who contributed most to the community of the isleños of San Antonio because, through of their demands to the leaders of New Spain was able to improve the...
, (1705–1779) Mayor marshal (1731–1779) and Mayor of San Antonio, Texas (1776) who improved the lives of the first isleñosIsleñosIsleño is the Spanish word meaning "islander." The Isleños are the descendants of Canary Island immigrants to Louisiana, Cuba, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and other parts of the Americas....
. - Luis de UnzagaLuis de UnzagaLuis de Unzaga y Amezaga , also known as Luis Unzaga Y Amezaga, was a Spanish Governor of Louisiana from 1769 to 1777 as well as a captain general of Venezuela and Cuba....
, (1721–1790),Governor of Louisiana from 1769 to 1777. - Diego de VargasDiego de VargasDiego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras , commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, today the U.S. states of New Mexico and Arizona, titular 1690 – 1692, effective 1692 – 1696 and 1703 – 1704...
, (1643–1704), Governor of Santa FeSanta Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
(1690–1692), New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
(1692–1696) and ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
(1703–1704) - Agustín V. Zamorano, (1798–1842), Floridian and provisional Governor of Alta CaliforniaAlta CaliforniaAlta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
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- Pedro Menéndez de AvilésPedro Menéndez de AvilésPedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral and explorer, best remembered for founding St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. This was the first successful Spanish foothold in La Florida and remained the most significant city in the region for several hundred years. St...
, (1519–1574), Admiral, First governor of FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and founder of St. AugustineSt. Augustine-People:* Augustine of Hippo or Augustine of Hippo , father of the Latin church* Augustine of Canterbury , first Archbishop of Canterbury* Augustine Webster, an English Catholic martyr.-Places:*St. Augustine, Florida, United States...
. - Juan de AyalaJuan de AyalaJuan Manuel de Ayala y Aranza was a Spanish naval officer who played a significant role in the European exploration of California, since he and the crew of his ship the San Carlos are the first Europeans known to have entered the San Francisco Bay.Ayala was born in Osuna, Andalucía...
, (1745–1797), Spanish naval officer who explored northern CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and was the first European to reach San Francisco BaySan Francisco BaySan Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
. - Santos BenavidesSantos BenavidesSantos Benavides was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. Benavides was the highest-ranking Tejano soldier in the Confederate military.-Biography:...
, (1823–1891), a colonel in the Confederacy during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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- José Antonio CarrilloJosé Antonio CarrilloCaptain José Antonio Ezequiel Carrillo was a Californio rancher, officer, and politician in the early years of Mexican Alta California and U.S...
, (1796–1862), Californio ranchero, official and political. Son of Jose Raimundo CarrilloJosé Raimundo CarrilloCaptain José Raimundo Carrillo was an early Spanish settler of San Diego, California and founder of the Carrillo family in Spanish California.-Biography:Carrillo was born in 1749 in New Spain at Loreto, Baja California...
. - José María EstudilloJosé María EstudilloJosé María Estudillo , was an early settler of San Diego, California and was a governing official during San Diego's Mexican period.-Life:...
, (??-1830), (comandant of the Presidio of San DiegoPresidio of San DiegoEl Presidio Reál de San Diego is an historical fort established on May 14, 1769, by Commandant Pedro Fages for Spain. It was the first permanent European settlement on the Pacific Coast of the United States. As the first of the presidios and Spanish missions in California, it was the base of...
, (1820–1821 and 1827–1830) - José Antonio EstudilloJosé Antonio EstudilloJosé Antonio Estudillo was a Californio and an early settler of San Diego, California when California was part of New Spain.-Life:...
, (1805–1852), (californioCalifornioCalifornio is a term used to identify a Spanish-speaking Catholic people, regardless of race, born in California before 1848...
military and son of José María EstudilloJosé María EstudilloJosé María Estudillo , was an early settler of San Diego, California and was a governing official during San Diego's Mexican period.-Life:...
) - Pedro FagesPedro FagesPere Fages Beleta , nicknamed L'Ós , was a soldier, explorer, and the second Spanish military Governor of Las Californias Province of New Spain from 1770 to 1774, and the Governor of Las Californias from 1782 to 1791.-Life:...
, (1734–1794), Soldier, explorer, and the second Spanish military Governor of New California, (1770–1774) , and Governor of Las CaliforniasLas CaliforniasThe Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...
, (1782–1791). - Antonio María MartínezAntonio María MartínezAntonio María Martínez was a colonel in the infantry regiment of Zamora and the last governor of Spanish Texas.-History:He was born in Andújar, province of Jaén, Spain. He entered military service on July 7, 1785, and had a distinguished career, winning the Cross of Northern Europe and the Cross...
, (¿?-1823), colonel in the infantry regiment of Zamora and last governor of Spanish TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, (1817–1823). - Fernando Rivera y MoncadaFernando Rivera y MoncadaFernando Javier Rivera y Moncada was a soldier from New Spain who served in the Baja California peninsula and upper Las Californias, participating in several early overland explorations. Fernando Rivera y Moncada served as a Spanish Miilitary Governor from 1774-1777. -Biography:Rivera was born...
, (1725–1781), soldier and explorer of Alta and Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaBaja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
. - Juan MoyaJuan MoyaJuan Moya , was a prominent landowner Tejano and Mexican army´s captain who fought in the Texas Revolution.- Biography :John Moya was born about 1806 in the Presidio La Bahia , Texas. His father was José Miguel Delgado and he had two brothers, one of which was Pedro Moya Nepomuceno...
, (1806–1874), Prominent landowner Texan and Mexican army captain who fought in the Texas RevolutionTexas RevolutionThe Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836...
. - Pánfilo de NarváezPánfilo de NarváezPánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conqueror and soldier in the Americas. He is most remembered as the leader of two expeditions, one to Mexico in 1520 to oppose Hernán Cortés, and the disastrous Narváez expedition to Florida in 1527....
, (1470–1528), Spanish conqueror and soldier in the AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
. Participated in an exploration of FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. - José de la Guerra y NoriegaJosé de la Guerra y NoriegaJosé Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega was a soldier and early settler of California.-Biography:José de la Guerra was born 1779 at Novales, Cantabria, Spain. As a boy he wished to be a friar...
, (1779–1858), was a soldier and early settler of CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. - Gaspar de PortoláGaspar de PortolàGaspar de Portolà i Rovira was a soldier, governor of Baja and Alta California , explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey. He was born in Os de Balaguer, province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain, of Catalan nobility. Don Gaspar served as a soldier in the Spanish army in Italy and Portugal...
, (1716–1770), Spanish army officer, gobernor of Baja and Alta CaliforniaAlta CaliforniaAlta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
, explorer and founder. - Don Tomás SánchezDon Tomás SánchezDon Tomás Sánchez de Barrera y de la Garza was a veteran Spanish Captain who founded Laredo, Texas, United States and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at the time it was one town in the Nuevo Santander Province.-Origins:...
, Veteran Spanish captain who founded Laredo, TexasLaredo, TexasLaredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
and father of Santos BenavidesSantos BenavidesSantos Benavides was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. Benavides was the highest-ranking Tejano soldier in the Confederate military.-Biography:...
. - José de UrrutiaJosé de UrrutiaJosé de Urrutia was a Spanish explorer and settler of Texas, who became captain of San Antonio de Béjar Presidio and long lived with the natives of East Texas.-Biography:...
, (1678–1741),captain of San Antonio of Béjar Presidio, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(1773-??) - José Antonio YorbaJosé Antonio YorbaJosé Antonio Yorba , also known as Don José Antonio Yorba I, was a Spanish soldier and early settler of Spanish California.-Spanish Soldier:...
, (1743–1825), CalifornioCalifornioCalifornio is a term used to identify a Spanish-speaking Catholic people, regardless of race, born in California before 1848...
soldier and settler.
Explorer
- Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón- (1475–1526), Spanish explorer who established the San Miguel de GualdapeSan Miguel de GualdapeSan Miguel de Gualdape was the first European settlement inside what is now United States territory, founded by Spaniard Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón in 1526. It was to last only three months of winter before being abandoned in early 1527....
colony, near GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
and was the first person to practice the current slave labor in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - Antonio CruzadoAntonio CruzadoFather Antonio CruzadoFather Cruzado was a Franciscan missionary who received his religious training in Cordoba, Spain. He is responsible for designing one of the earlier California missions, Mission San Gabriel Arcángel and was also, at one time, in charge of the mission.Father Antonio Cruzado is...
- (??-??), Franciscan missionary and designed the earlier CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
mission, Mission San Gabriel ArcángelMission San Gabriel ArcángelThe Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is a fully functioning Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel, California. The settlement was founded by Spaniards of the Franciscan order on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary," September 8, 1771, as the fourth of what would become 21 Spanish...
. - José Joaquín MoragaJosé Joaquín MoragaJosé Joaquín de la Santísima Trinidad Moraga was an early explorer to Alta California...
- (1745-), explorer and founder of San José, CaliforniaSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. - Esteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la SierraEsteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la SierraEsteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la Sierra, or simply Esteban José Martínez was a Spanish navigator and explorer, native of Seville...
-(1742–1798), Spanish explorer of the Pacific NorthwestPacific NorthwestThe Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
. - Hernando de Soto - (c.1496/1497 - 1542), Spanish explorer and conquistador. Leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the first European documented to have discovered the Mississippi RiverMississippi RiverThe Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
.
Franciscans
- Gerónimo Boscana, (1792–1831), franciscan missionary in Spanish and Mexican California.
- Thaddeus Amat y BrusiThaddeus Amat y BrusiThaddeus Amat y Brusi, C.M. was a Roman Catholic cleric who eventually became Bishop of Los Angeles, California.- Birth and Early Career:Amat was born in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, Spain on December 31, 1810. He was ordained a priest of the religious order of the Congregation of the...
– (1810 – 1878) Roman Catholic cleric who eventually became Bishop of Los Angeles, California. - Juan CrespíJuan CrespiFather Juan Crespí was a Majorcan missionary and explorer of Las Californias. He entered the Franciscan order at the age of seventeen. He came to America in 1749, and accompanied explorers Francisco Palóu and Junípero Serra. In 1767 he went to the Baja Peninsula and was placed in charge of the...
- (1721–1782), (franciscans, he explored the Alta and Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaBaja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
since 1749 and who died in Alta California) - Francisco DumetzFrancisco DumetzFrancisco Dumetz was a Spanish Franciscan missionary. He gave the San Bernardino Valley in California its name, in 1810.-Life:He was a native of Majorca, Spain, where he entered the Franciscan Order...
- (1834-1811), Franciscan missionary - Francisco GarcésFrancisco GarcésFrancisco Hermenegildo Tomás Garcés was a Spanish Franciscan missionary who explored much of the southwestern part of North America, including what are now Arizona, southern California, and northeastern Baja California. Garcés was born April 12, 1738, in Morata de Jalón , Zaragoza province,...
-(1738–1781),Spanish Franciscan missionary who explored the southwestern part of North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and northeastern Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaBaja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
. - Antonio de OlivaresAntonio de OlivaresAntonio de Olivares was a Spanish Franciscan known by officiate at the first Mass celebrated in Texas, for contributing to the founding of San Antonio and for his exploration in this city.-Biography:...
- (1630–1722) franciscans and founder of San Antonio, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. - Andrés QuintanaAndrés QuintanaAndrés Quintana, O.F.M. was a Spanish missionary who labored in the Mission Santa Cruz, in California during the early part of the 19th century....
- 1777 – 1812) Spanish missionary who labored in the Mission Santa Cruz, in California during the early part of the 19th century. - Francisco PalóuFrancisco PalóuFrancesc Palou was a Franciscan missionary, administrator, and historian on the Baja California peninsula and in Alta California. Father Palou's made significant contributions to the Alta California and Baja California mission systems...
- (1723–1789), Franciscan missionary, administrator, and historian on the Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaBaja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
peninsula and in Alta CaliforniaAlta CaliforniaAlta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
. - Junípero SerraJunípero SerraBlessed Junípero Serra, O.F.M., , known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue was a Majorcan Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californias Province in New Spain—present day California, United States. Fr...
- (1713–1784), (franciscans).
Others
- José Antonio Aguirre (industrialist)José Antonio Aguirre (industrialist)José Antonio Aguirre was a merchant and rancher in Alta California, most prominently in what would become San Diego, California....
- (1799–1860) merchant and rancher in Alta CaliforniaAlta CaliforniaAlta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
. - Arcadia Bandini de Stearns BakerArcadia Bandini de Stearns BakerArcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker was a wealthy Los Angeles landowner.-Early life in San Diego:Arcadia Bandini born 1825 in San Diego, California, the eldest of three daughters of Juan Bandini and Marie de los Dolores Estudio. Arcadia and her two sisters were considered the most beautiful women of...
- (1825–1912) Wealthy Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
Landowner. She was the granddaughter of the Spanish captain José María EstudilloJosé María EstudilloJosé María Estudillo , was an early settler of San Diego, California and was a governing official during San Diego's Mexican period.-Life:...
. - Berreyesa familyBerreyesa familyThe Berreyesa family was a substantial clan of Basque-heritage Spanish-speaking settlers in early Northern California who held extensive land in the greater San Francisco Bay Area...
- (XVIII and XIX centuries) Basque-heritage Spanish-speaking settlers in early Northern California who held extensive land in the greater San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. - José Raimundo CarrilloJosé Raimundo CarrilloCaptain José Raimundo Carrillo was an early Spanish settler of San Diego, California and founder of the Carrillo family in Spanish California.-Biography:Carrillo was born in 1749 in New Spain at Loreto, Baja California...
- (1749–1809), Spanish settler of San Diego and founder of the Carrillo family. - Eulalia Pérez de Guillén MarinéEulalia Perez de Guillén MarinéEulalia Pérez de Guillén Mariné was a Californio who was mayordoma of Missión San Gabriel Arcángel and grantee of Rancho del Rincón de San Pascual in the San Rafael Hills, in present day Los Angeles County, California...
- (1766?-1878) Supercentenarian californioCalifornioCalifornio is a term used to identify a Spanish-speaking Catholic people, regardless of race, born in California before 1848...
and owner of Rancho del Rincón de San Pascual (Southern CaliforniaSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
). - Mariano PayérasMariano PayérasFather Mariano Payéras was a Spanish missionary to the Americas.He was born at Inca on the Island of Majorca and joined the Franciscan order. He received the habit of St...
- (1769–1823), Spanish missionary to the AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
. - José Bernardo SánchezJosé Bernardo SánchezFather José Bernardo Sánchez was a Spanish missionary in North America.-Early Life:Born in Robledillo, Old Castile, Spain, Sánchez became a Franciscan on October 9, 1794 and in 1803 joined the missionary College of San Fernando de Mexico in New Spain .-California Missions:He traveled on to Las...
- (1778–1833), Spanish missionary to the AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
. - Bernardo YorbaBernardo YorbaBernardo Yorba , was a native of Nueva California and the son of Spanish soldier, José Antonio Yorba. Bernardo became one of the most successful ranchers in Alta California with thousands of cattle and horses grazing on land grants totaling more than 35,000 acres...
- (1800–1858), CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Livestock major highon of son of Spanish soldier, José Antonio YorbaJosé Antonio YorbaJosé Antonio Yorba , also known as Don José Antonio Yorba I, was a Spanish soldier and early settler of Spanish California.-Spanish Soldier:...
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See also
- Spanish Americans
- Mexican Americans
- Cuban Americans
- Hispanic and Latino AmericansHispanic and Latino AmericansHispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
- CalifornioCalifornioCalifornio is a term used to identify a Spanish-speaking Catholic people, regardless of race, born in California before 1848...
- TejanoTejanoTejano or Texano is a term used to identify a Texan of Mexican heritage.Historically, the Spanish term Tejano has been used to identify different groups of people...
- Louisiana Creole peopleLouisiana Creole peopleLouisiana Creole people refers to those who are descended from the colonial settlers in Louisiana, especially those of French and Spanish descent. The term was first used during colonial times by the settlers to refer to those who were born in the colony, as opposed to those born in the Old World...
- Spanish EmpireSpanish EmpireThe Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
- Spanish colonization of the AmericasSpanish colonization of the AmericasColonial expansion under the Spanish Empire was initiated by the Spanish conquistadores and developed by the Monarchy of Spain through its administrators and missionaries. The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Christian faith through indigenous conversions...
- Viceroyalty of New Spain
- List of viceroys of New Spain
- Royal Governor of La Florida
Sources
- "Banderas lejanas: La exploración, conquista y defensa por España del territorio de los actuales Estados Unidos" (Banderas Poimen far: the exploration, conquest by Spain and defending the territory of the present United States). Francisco Martínez Laínez and Carlos Canales torres. September 2009.
External links
- Index to the DeWitt Colony Region under New Spain at Texas A&M University
- Encyclopedia Britannica : Hispanic Heritage in The Americas
- texto en la web La expulsión de los españoles de México y su destino incierto, 1821-1836.Jesús Ruiz de Gordejuela Urquijo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos, Sevilla, ed.Universidad de Sevilla, ISBN 978-840-0084-67-7 (in Spanish)
- Index to the DeWitt Colony Region under New Spain at Texas A&M University