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Towards the end of that century, the king decided to allow colonists to settle in the region under the governorship of Juan de Oñate (1550-1626). ... Oñate took a more direct overland route. When the colonists ... Onate sent Captain Marcos Farfán de Godos and eight companions farther west in search of gold and silver mines.
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He sailed through the Strait of Juan de Fuca (which was named for him in 1725) and believed it to be the beginning of a route to the Atlantic Ocean (it is not). ... DE ONATE, JUAN...
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TexasAlmanac.com - Online companion to the print edition. Chronicles Texas history, government, business, and includes a searchable database of Texas towns. ... The modern event, first observed in April 1989, commemorates a day of thanksgiving celebrated by Spanish explorer Juan de Onate and his expedition on April 30, 1598.
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Title: Letter Written by Don Juan de Oñate from New Mexico ... In 1604 he followed a route to the Gulf of California and retraced the expeditions made by Coronado, Espejo, and Humaña during the previous decades.
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Information about Don Juan de Onate and his exploration into Arizona. Includes websites about Don Juan de Onate, his expedition, and books on the topic. ... The last conquistador : Juan de Onate and the settling of the far Southwest / by Marc Simmons. F799 .O587 1991...
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The epic expedition of Don Juan de Onate in New Mexico ... After three long years of extremely costly delays, Don Oñate, age 43, set out from Santa Barbara, the most northern Spanish outpost in Mexico, on January 26, 1598. He aimed to establish a short, direct route due northward through 200 miles of Chihuahuan desert,
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Juan de Onate, U.S. History, Biographies ... Anxious to find a route to the South Sea, he led (1605) an expedition westward, reached the Colorado River, and went down it to the Gulf of California before turning back to his colony. He was relieved (1609) as governor and tried on charges of misconduct in office.
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