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Don Pedro de Anda Altamirano (c. 1551 – 27 January 1619) was a Spanish conquistador, judge, and colonizer of New Spain. As a captain in the Spanish Colonial Army, de Anda helped lead the Spanish conquest of the Bajío region of Mexico during the Chichimeca War.[1]
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| Born | Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). |
| Died | 27 January 1619 (aged 67–68) |
| Occupation(s) | Conquistador for the Crown of Castile Judge of the Real Audiencia of Guadalajara |
Following the suppression of the Chichimeca people, de Anda helped lead the colonization effort in the Jalisco Highlands and founded the Villa de Santa María de los Lagos, modern day Lagos de Moreno.
Pedro de Anda Altamirano was born c. 1551, in Spain, to a family of minor Basque nobility. He served as a captain in the colonial army of New Spain, having notably helped lead the Spanish conquest of the Chichimeca people in the Bajío region of Mexico.[2]
After the conquest of the Chichimecas, de Anda helped lead the colonization of the Jalisco Highlands in the Western Bajío region. In 1563, he and Captain Hernando Martel founded the Villa de Santa María de los Lagos (modern day Lagos de Moreno),[3] along with 73 noble Spanish families and their servants and slaves.[4][5]
In 1565, Captain de Anda was given a hacienda and a land grant by the Royal Audiencia of the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia outside of Lagos de Moreno named Hacienda el Xaral, which included the famous Mesa Redonda plateau.[6][7][8][9]
Pedro de Anda Altamirano married Beatriz González de Castañeda in 1565, with whom he had two sons:
Captain de Anda's descendants formed part of the colonial elite of the Jaliscan Highlands. Among his descendants include notable writers, politicians, and other prominent Mexican personalities including:[11][12][13]
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