Pedro de Anda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Anda and the second or maternal family name is Altamirano.
Pedro de Anda
BornNot recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000).
Spain
Died27 January 1619 (aged 67–68)
Santa María de los Lagos, Kingdom of Nueva Galicia
(now Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico)
Occupation(s)Conquistador for the Crown of Castile
Judge of the Real Audiencia of Guadalajara

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]

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.

History

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]

Family

Pedro de Anda Altamirano married Beatriz González de Castañeda in 1565, with whom he had two sons:

  • Esteban de Anda Altamirano, proprietor of the Tierras de San Nicolás de Frías[10]
  • Juan de Anda Altamirano, captain of the Spanish Army in New Spain and husband of Juana Ruiz de Nava.

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]

References

  1. ^ El Ciudadano Jalisco - Afectan la Mesa Redonda
  2. ^ La Conquista Militar de los Altos de Jalisco Government of Tepatitlan
  3. ^ This settlement was renamed to Lagos de Moreno following the Mexican War of Independence after Mexican insurgent hero Pedro Moreno.
  4. ^ Periódico AM - Jurisdicción de la Villa de Lagos
  5. ^ Visita Lagos de Moreno - Historia
  6. ^ El Jaral Hacienda - Historia
  7. ^ VerdeBandera - La Mesa Redonda de Lagos de Moreno, Emblema en Peligro
  8. ^ La Gaceta - Un Umblema en Peligro
  9. ^ Bonito Leon - Cerro la Mesa Redonda
  10. ^ Somos Primos (2002 Edition) Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research
  11. ^ San Juan de los Lagos Region de Los Altos de Jalisco
  12. ^ San Julián Region de Los Altos de Jalisco
  13. ^ Encarnación de Díaz Region de Los Altos de Jalisco
  14. ^ Diario Oficial de la Federación de Enero de 2009
  15. ^ Presidente Municipal Government of Lagos de Moreno