Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá

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1555 – 1620

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Who was Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá?

Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá was a captain in the Juan de Oñate expedition that first colonized Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1598.

He was born in Puebla de los Angeles. Villagra went on to college at the University of Salamanca in Spain, and then moved to the Viceroyalty of New Spain

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Born
1555
Also known as
  • Gaspar Perez de Villagra
Education
  • University of Salamanca
Died
1620

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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