Domingo Jironza Petriz de Cruzate
Domingo Jironza Pétriz de Cruzate | |
|---|---|
| 27th and 29th Antonio de Otermin | |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Reneros de Posada |
| In office 1689–1691 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Reneros de Posada |
| Succeeded by | Diego de Vargas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1640 Huesca, Aragon, Spain |
Domingo Jironza Pétriz de Cruzate (or Domingo Gironza) (born c. 1640) was a Spanish soldier who was
Early career
Domingo Jironza Pétriz de Cruzate was born around 1640 in the province of Huesca in Aragon, Spain. Possibly he was the Domingo Xironza who married Sebastiana de Oquendo in Mexico City on 30 April 1663. If so, he was the son of Antonio Xironza and Ana Mangues Pérez.[2] He joined the Spanish armed forces and served in the wars between Spain and Portugal.[3] On 10 April 1680 Jironza sailed from Cadiz as Captain in command of fifty soldiers, bound for New Spain. On his arrival the viceroy, Payo Enríquez de Rivera, made him mayor of Metztitlán, an office that he held until 1682.[2]
New Mexico governor
The Spanish were driven out of New Mexico in 1680 after the
On 15 October 1683 a party of seven
On March 14, 1684, friendly Tiwas and Piros told Jironza of a
Jironza led an expedition against the Apaches in 1684. He was not given sufficient soldiers to effect the reconquest of New Mexico, because resources were held back due to rumours that the French were conducting an expedition in Texas, and preventing this would be the higher priority.[10] This was the invasion of eastern Texas by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1685.[5]
In 1685 Jironza made an effort to collect the refugees from New Mexico who had disobeyed royal orders and left the El Paso area.[2]
Jironza was temporarily removed from office in 1686 since his activities in the Nueva Vizcaya region had caused conflict with both the church and the civil authorities.[3]
Jironza's successor
He was planning to make another effort to reconquer New Mexico in 1691, but had to cancel the expedition while he dealt with uprisings by the
He was succeeded as governor that year by Diego de Vargas.[2]
Documents apparently signed by Jironza in 1689 granted land to eleven Pueblos. However, two centuries later these were found to be forgeries.[13]
His successor, Captain General Diego de Vargas Zapata Lujan Ponce de León y Contreras, set out from El Paso around the end of August 1692, and took possession of Santa Fe on 14 September 1692 without having to fight.[14]
Later career
Jironza was made captain of the mobile Presidio de las Fronteras de Sonora force in 1691, operating from various temporary bases on the northern frontier, the last being the mining camp of San Juan Bautista de Sonora. He fought against the Apaches, Janos, Jocomes, Upper Pimas, and Sumas.[2] His nephew Juan Mateo Mange left Spain to join his uncle in 1692. He was appointed lieutenant, alcalde mayor and capitan á guerra, and was given the duty of accompanying the missionaries in Sonora and recording their discoveries. These reports provide an excellent source of information on the exploration of northern Sonora.[15]
In 1701 Domingo Jironza Pétriz de Cruzate was replaced as captain by General Jacinto de Fuensaldaña. He remained in San Juan Bautista after his retirement. The last record that mentions him is dated September 1708, when he was mayordomo of the community church.[2]
References
Citations
- ^ New Mexico Governors.
- ^ a b c d e f Hendricks 2012.
- ^ a b c d Roeder 2004.
- ^ Horgan 1991, p. 298-299.
- ^ a b c Weddle 2012.
- ^ Chipman & Joseph 2010, p. 64.
- ^ Polt 2008, p. 66.
- ^ Polt 2008, p. 88.
- ^ Polt 2008, p. 95-99.
- ^ a b Bannon 1974, p. 86.
- ^ Twitchell 1925, p. 90.
- ^ Prince 1883, p. 204.
- ^ Clark 1987, p. 19.
- ^ Jenkins & Schroeder 1974, p. 22.
- ^ Bancroft et al. 1883, p. 256.
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- Bannon, John Francis (1974). The Spanish Borderlands Frontier, 1513-1821. UNM Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-0309-7. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Chipman, Donald E.; Joseph, Harriett Denise (2010-01-15). Spanish Texas, 1519-1821. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-72180-7. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- Clark, Ira G. (1987). Water in New Mexico: A History of Its Management and Use. UNM Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-0923-5. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Hendricks, Rick (2012). "Domingo Jironza Pétriz de Cruzate, 1683-1686, 1689-1691". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Horgan, Paul (1991-10-01). Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-6251-7. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Jenkins, Myra Ellen; Schroeder, Albert H. (1974). A Brief History of New Mexico. UNM Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-0370-7. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- "New Mexico Governors Under the Administration of the Spanish Crown". State of New Mexico - Commission of Public Records ~ State Records Center and Archives. 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Polt, John H. R. (18 April 2008). "Investigation of the Rebellion of the Manso Indians and their Allies, carried out by Domingo Jironza Pétriz de Cruzate, Governor of New Mexico (1683-1686, 1689-1691), from 15 March to 3 November 1684". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Prince, Le Baron Bradford (1883). Historical sketches of New Mexico: from the earliest records to the American occupation. Leggat brothers. p. 204. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Roeder, Fred (30 June 2004). "Fabric of Surveying: The Indian Pueblos of New Mexico and the Cruzate Grants". The American Surveyor. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1925). Old Santa Fe. Sunstone Press. )
- Weddle, Robert S. (2012). "DOMINGUEZ DE MENDOZA, JUAN". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 22, 2012.