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Gregorio Álvarez Tuñón Y Quirós
Gregorio Álvarez Tuñón y Quirós (1683–1728) was a captain and in New Spain. Historian John L. Kessell describes Tuñón y Quirós as a "provincial entrepreneur", while David Yetman says he was "widely known as the most corrupt official in the region". Biography Tuñón y Quirós was born in 1683 in Valladolid, Spain, the oldest of twelve children. He traveled to New Spain and arrived in Sonora at age nineteen, joining his uncle, Spanish general Jacinto de Fuensaldaña. In 1701, Tuñón y Quirós assisted Fuensaldaña in displacing Domingo Jironza Petriz de Cruzate as captain of Fronteras . In 1706, Tuñón y Quirós received title to the local mines at San Juan Bautista de Sonora. That same year, he became alcalde mayor of Sonora, a position he held until succeeded by Raphael Pacheco Zevallos in 1723. In 1710, he succeeded his uncle as captain for life of Fronteras. In 1724, Tuñón y Quirós led three attacks against nearby Apaches. For the most part, however, he n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidio
A presidio (''jail, fortification'') was a fortified base established by the Spanish Empire mainly between the 16th and 18th centuries in areas under their control or influence. The term is derived from the Latin word ''praesidium'' meaning ''protection'' or ''defense''. In the Mediterranean and the Philippines, the presidios were outposts of the Christian defense against Islamic raids. In the Americas, the Fortification, fortresses were built to protect against raids by pirates, rival colonial powers, and Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native Americans. Later in western North America, with independence, the Mexicans garrisoned the Spanish presidios on the northern frontier and followed the same pattern in unsettled frontier regions such as the Presidio of Sonoma, Presidio de Sonoma in Sonoma, California, and the Presidio de Calabasas in Arizona. In western North America, a ''rancho del rey'' or ''kings ranch'' would be established a short distance outside a presidio. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
