Juan Bautista de Anza
Former Governor of New Mexico
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto was an expeditionary leader, military officer, and politician primarily in California and New Mexico under the Spanish Empire. He is credited as one of the founding fathers of Spanish California and served as an... Wikipedia
Born: July 1736, Fronteras, Mexico
Died: December 19, 1788 (age 52 years), Arizpe, Mexico
Previous office: Governor of New Mexico (1778–1788)
Nationality: Spanish
Parents: Juan Bautista de Anza I and Maria Rosa Bezerra Nieto