Tristán de Luna y Arellano
Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano (1519–1571) was a Spanish conquistador of the 16th century who led an ill-fated expedition to the Pensacola area in 1559, credited as America's first settlement.
Early life & career
Born in Borobia, Aragon, de Luna was the son of Marshal Don Carlos de Luna, governor of Yucatan.[1]
He came to New Spain in about 1530. In 1545 he married Isabel de Rojas.During his years in Mexico, de Luna served with Francisco Vásquez de Coronado on his expedition to the Seven Cities of Cíbola and crushed an Indian rebellion in Oaxaca.
Other images
Artist's sketch from 1959 Quadricentennial Celebration
External links & references
- ↑ John W. Cole. Pictorial History of Pensacola. Fiesta of Five Flags Association, 1952.
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