Captain Marcos Farfán de los Godos was a Spanish explorer who explored what is now Mexico and Arizona.

Early life

Farfán de los Godos was born in

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, Spain.

Career

Farfán de los Godos was sent to regions north of present-day

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to explore territory and look for mines. In 1598, he went to modern-day

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, where he was met by the

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people. Farfán staked out claims on mines near present-day

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. Poet Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá mentioned Farfán in one of his poems.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Farfan de los Godos, Marcos 16th-century births People from Seville Spanish explorers of North America Explorers of Arizona Year of death unknown