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Pedro de Peralta (c. 1584 – 1666) was Governor of New Mexico between 1610 and 1613 at a time when it was a province of New Spain. He formally founded the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1610. In August 1613 he was arrested and jailed for almost a year by the Franciscan friar Isidro Ordóñez .
Apr 1, 2024 · Pedro de Peralta (born c. 1584, Spain—died 1666, Madrid) was a Spanish colonial official who established Santa Fe as the capital of New Mexico. Peralta arrived in Mexico City during the winter of 1608–09 following his university studies in Spain .
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Pedro de Peralta established himself as the Spanish colonial governor of Santa Fe in 1610. He returned to Spain and died in Madrid in 1666.
E ncyclopedia Britannica Online describes Pedro de Peralta as a Spanish colonial official who established Santa Fe as the capital of New Mexico. The article states that Peralta arrived in Mexico City during the winter of 1608–1609 following his university studies in Spain.
Licenciado Pedro de Peralta. Procurador of the Audiencia de México between 1604 and 1628.33 He also was a procurador for the Audiencia Arzobispal, a Commissary for the Holy Office, and a solicitor who represented individuals before the court.
Spanish Army officer Don Pedro de Peralta, appointed second governor of New Mexico, arrives at its capital, La Villa de San Gabriel, and decides to move the capital to a new town. He establishes and names Santa Fe, New Mexico. Replacing Governor Juan de Oñate, who had made many enemies among the natives, Peralta travels to New Mexico with only ...
Jan 29, 2020 · Built around 1610, the Palace of the Governors originally served as the home and government building of Pedro de Peralta, the first royal governor of New Mexico during the Spanish Colonial...
