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Antonio de Espejo (1540–1585) was a Spanish explorer who led an expedition, accompanied by Diego Perez de Luxan, into New Mexico and Arizona in 1582–83. The expedition created interest in establishing a Spanish colony among the Pueblo Indians of the Rio Grande valley.
Jan 1, 1995 · Antonio de Espejo was born in Torre Milano, a suburb of Córdova, Spain. He went to Mexico in 1571 with Archbishop Moya y Contreras as an officer of the Inquisition and there became a cattleman. By 1580 he had several ranches in the districts of Querétaro and Celayo.
Espejo, Antonio de. Dos Torres (antes Torre Milano) (Córdoba), 1534 – Océano Atlántico, 1587. Comerciante, expedicionario, naturalista, escritor.
Antonio de Espejo (Dos-Torres, Córdoba, ca. 1540 - La Habana, Cuba, 1585) fue un colono y explorador español que lideró una expedición a los actuales estados de Nuevo México y Arizona en 1582-1583.
Antonio de Espejo (b. ca. 1538; d. ca. 1585), Spanish explorer. From Córdoba, Spain, Espejo was a lay officer of the Inquisition and a wealthy cattleman, with properties in Querétaro and Celaya, Mexico.
Antonio de Espejo (äntō´nyō ŧħā āspā´hō), fl. 1582–83, Spanish explorer. In 1582 he was sent out from San Bartolomé, Mexico, to rescue missionaries said to be menaced by the Pueblo people.
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Antonio de Espejo, vecino de la ciudad de México, dice: que ya Vuestra Majestad ha sido informado como él anduvo y descobrió hacia la banda del Norte, un reino grande que llaman Nuevo México; en el dicho reino halló once provincias, y tuvo noticia de muchas más; y con las buenas trazas y modos que tuvo, se conservó entre los indios ...
