Juan de Oñate

16/17th-century Spanish conquistador and colonial governor in New Spain

Juan de Oñate y Salazar ( 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. He led early Spanish expeditions to the Great Plains and Lower Colorado River Valley, encountering numerous indigenous tribes in their homelands there. Oñate founded settlements in the province, now in the Southwestern United States.

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Juan de Oñate was born on 1552 in Zacatecas, Mexico. He was best known as a military professional. Oñate's country of citizenship (nationality) was Spanish. He died on 1626 in Guadalcanal, Spain at the age of 73. His religion is listed as Roman Catholic. He had dark brown hair (color).

You can find people similar to Juan de Oñate by visiting our lists Explorers of New Mexico and Mexican people of Spanish-Jewish descent.

Full name at birth	full name at birth
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Date of birth	1552	edit
Place of birth	Zacatecas, Mexico	edit
Date of death	1626	edit
Age	73 (age at death)
Place of death	Guadalcanal, Spain	edit
Occupation	explorer and governor of New Mexico	edit
Occupation category	Military	edit
Nationality	Spanish	edit

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Hair color	Brown - Dark	edit
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Gender	Male	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	Roman Catholic	edit
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