Pedro de Aguirre
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Pedro de Aguirre was a
Biography
Aguirre was born in Arantza, a small town located in the autonomous community of Navarre, Spain, to Pedro de Aguirre and María Sagardia. Aguirre joined the Spanish Navy in his youth and was promoted to captain. Later, he was sent to Coahuila to work at the Presidio de San Juan Bautista del Río Grande del Norte, where he served as a commander.
In 1708 he was elected by a council to lead the expedition of
The group began its journey on April 5, 1709 at the San Juan Bautista mission on the Sabinas River (in present-day Mexico).[1]
Upon arriving in San Antonio, they explored the region.
On April 19, they arrived at the Colorado River, but did not find any Tejas.[4] On April 28, after the failure of their last mission, the group left the region and took the road back to San Juan Bautista.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Johnson, John G. (2010). "AGUIRRE, PEDRO DE". Handbook online of Texas.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-292-77709-5.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-585-24106-7.
- ^ a b c d e Donald E. Chipman. "Isidro de Espinoza". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ Juliana Barr (2007). "Peace Came in the Form of a Woman". Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 33–34, 46.