18th-century Basque explorer and governor within the Spanish Empire
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Anza and the second or maternal family name is Bezerra Nieto.
Juan Bautista de Anza
Portrait by Fray Orcí, 1774.
55th Governor of Province of New Mexico
In office 1778–1788
Preceded by
Francisco Trevre
Succeeded by
Fernando de la Concha
Personal details
Born
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto
July 6/7, 1736 Fronteras, New Navarre, New Spain (now Sonora, Mexico)
Died
December 19, 1788 (1788-12-20) (aged 52) Arizpe, New Navarre, New Spain
Profession
Explorer and Governor of New Mexico
Signature
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 6 or 7, 1736[1] – December 19, 1788) was an expeditionary leader, military officer, and politician primarily in California and New Mexico under the Spanish Empire. He is credited as one of the founding fathers of Spanish California and served as an official within New Spain as Governor of the province of New Mexico.[2]
^Garate, Donald T. (2003). Juan Bautista de Anza: Basque Explorer in the New World, 1693–1740. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-87417-626-3.
^Douglass, William A.; Douglass, Bilbao, J. (2005) [1975]. Amerikanuak: Basques in the New World. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-87417-625-5. Retrieved 16 February 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link]
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