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Exploration of course continued, but Juan de Onate came to settle the area, to convert the Native Americans to Christianity and to exploit the area for its riches. He established his Capital City as present day Santa Fe by 1608.
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Where was the first-post explorer in New york located?
north new york
Who was the first European to explore the southeast of north America in Arizona and New Mexico?
The first explorer to discover New Mexico was Spanish Conquistador Francisco Vazquez de Coronado.
Where did New Mexico gets its name?
Credit is given to Francisco de Ibarra, an explorer and prospector for first using that name is 1563 and it became official when Juan de Onate was appointed the first governor of the Province of New Mexico in 1598.
Who started the first post explorer settlement in New york?
The first post-explorer settlement in what is now New York was established by the Dutch in 1624. They founded New Amsterdam on the southern tip of Manhattan Island, which served as a trading post for the Dutch West India Company. The settlement was primarily driven by economic interests, particularly in fur trade. In 1664, the English seized control of the area, renaming it New York.
Who is the explorer that died in New Mexico in 1541?
djadly michaud
Which explorer established New Spain in what is now Mexico?
Hernan Cortes
Who was the first spanish explorer to travel through Texas and New Mexico?
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado (1510 - September 22 1554).
What is the origins of New Mexico name?
The first known use of the term Nuevo Mexico was in a 1563 report by explorer and prospector Francisco de Ibarra.
Who was the Anglo American explorer who was taken to Santa Fe in 1807?
(1807)Zebulon Pike led first Anglo-American expedition to New Mexico
Who was the American explorer captured by Spanish troops in New Mexico?
Zebulon pike
Who named the state of New Mexico?
Spanish explorer Francisco de Ibarra (1539?-1575) named these lands as "a new Mexico" (literal translation: un nuevo Mexico) in 1563.
Which parts of the US did the explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca discover?
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
