Juan de Eulate
| Juan de Eulate | |
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| 4th Spanish Governor of New Mexico | |
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In office 1618–1625 |
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| Preceded by | Bernardino de Ceballos |
| Succeeded by | Felipe de Sotelo Osorio |
| Governor of Margarita | |
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In office 1630–1638 |
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| Preceded by | Garcia Álvarez de Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Luis de Camarena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1583 Eulate, Spain |
| Religion | Catholic |
Juan de Eulate (or Juan de Ulate) (Palacio del Cabo de Armería de los Álverez de Eulate, Améscoa Baja, Navarre, 1583 - Palacio del Cabo de Armería de los Álverez de Eulate, Améscoa Baja, Navarre, 9 April 1655) was a Spanish soldier who served with distinction in the Netherlands, and later was appointed Governor of New Mexico between 1618 and 1625 at a time when it was a province of New Spain. He then became Governor of the Margarita Province, based on Isla Margarita off the coast of what today is Venezuela, from 1630 to 1638 before retiring to Spain.
Juan de Eulate was born in 1583, the second son of Juan Álvarez de Eulate and doña Juana Ladrón de Cegama y Alciturry. His father owned the Palacio del Cabo de Armería de los Álverez de Eulate, in the small community of Eulate in the Kingdom of Navarre. In 1602 Eulate travelled to Flanders at his own expense and enlisted in the army of Albert VII, Archduke of Austria. He fought with valor in the brutal and protracted Siege of Ostend, and was twice wounded. He served under Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases in two expeditions into Friesland, again distinguishing himself for his bravery. In 1608 he was given a certificate testifying to his excellent character and service, and was allowed to return to Spain.
Eulate was a captain in the Spanish fleet from 1608 to 1617. He married doña María de Albizu y Díaz de Jáuregui, and they had three children: Juan Álvarez de Eulate y Albizu was baptized 23 July 1612, María was baptized on 27 April 1617 and Yerónimo was baptized 14 May 1630. In 1617 he was made an artillery captain and sailed to New Spain. In Mexico City, on 31 December 1617 he was appointed governor and captain general of New Mexico by the Viceroy Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar. He was given a large salary and had permission to use as many Indians as he wanted under the encomienda system.
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