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Juan de Oñate y Salazar (Spanish: [ˈxwan de oˈɲate] ⓘ; 1550–1626) was a Spanish conquistador from New Spain, explorer, and colonial governor of the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in the viceroyalty of New Spain.
- A Statue of The Conquistador
An equestrian statue of Juan de Oñate formerly stood in...
- Acoma Massacre
In 1595, the conquistador Don Juan de Oñate was granted...
- A Statue of The Conquistador
Juan de Oñate y Salazar (Pánuco, Reino de Nueva Galicia, 1550-Guadalcanal, España, 3 de junio de 1626) fue un explorador y conquistador novohispano, recordado por liderar la exploración y conquista del Reino de Nuevo México, por la cual recibió el título de adelantado, así como los cargos de gobernador y capitán general de dicho ...
Juan de Oñate was a conquistador who established the colony of New Mexico for Spain. During his despotic governorship, he vainly sought the mythical riches of North America and succeeded instead in unlocking the geographical secrets of what is now the southwestern United States.
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In 1595, the conquistador Don Juan de Oñate was granted permission by King Philip II to colonize Santa Fe de Nuevo México, the present-day American state of New Mexico. The early years of Spanish exploits in the area had seen but a few, mostly peaceful, encounters with the Acoma people, who outnumbered the colonizers in the decades after 1540.
Jan 28, 2017 · Don Juan de Oñate was born in New Spain around November 1550 and was the son of a wealthy conquistador. He grew up learning the tactics of Spanish Warfare and the stories of many of the conquests.
Don Juan de Oñate (1550–1626) was a Spanish conquistador. He was a colonial governor in New Spain. He explored the Great Plains and Northwest regions. He is infamous for the Acoma Massacre (1599) in New Mexico. He and other Spaniards cruelly attacked and destroyed the Acoma Pueblo.
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Jul 11, 2020 · The movement for racial justice is toppling statues across America - Robert E. Lee, Christopher Columbus and now the Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate.
