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Juan de Oñate begins the conquest of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.

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Juan de Oñate

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

Juan de Oñate y Salazar was a Spanish conquistador, explorer and viceroy of the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in the viceroyalty of New Spain, in the present-day U.S. state of New Mexico. He led early Spanish expeditions to the Great Plains and Lower Colorado River…
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Santa Fe de Nuevo México

Provincial kingdom of New Spain (1598–1821); territory of Mexico (1821–48)

Santa Fe de Nuevo México was a province of the Spanish Empire and New Spain, and later a territory of independent Mexico. The first capital was San Juan de los Caballeros from 1598 until 1610, and from 1610 onward the capital was La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de…
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