Vicente Zaldivar

Background

Vicente de Zaldívar was born circa 1573. His father, Vicente de Zaldívar, Senior, served in the Mixtón War of 1540-1542 alongside his uncle (thus Vicente"s great-uncle), Cristóbal de Oñate. His mother was Magdalena de Mendoza y Salazar.

Career

He had a brother, Juan de Zaldívarious They departed in 1898. Poet Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá subsequently wrote a poem about his victory.

Zaldívar was maestro de campo in the expedition to Quivira in 1601.

During that process, he encountered the Jumano people and served in the Jumano War of 1601. Zaldívar received the Order of Santiago in 1626.

Zaldívar died circa 1650.

Achievements

• He won the Battle of Acoma Pueblo at the Acoma Pueblo in 1599. By January 1599, Zaldívar won the Battle of Acoma Pueblo.