Marcos Farfán de los Godos explained

Captain Marcos Farfán de los Godos was a Spanish explorer who explored the modern Mexico and Arizona.

Early life

Farfán de los Godos was born in Seville, Spain.^[1]

Career

Farfán de los Godos was sent to regions north of present-day Mexico by Juan de Oñate to explore territory and look for mines.^{[1] [2]} In 1598, he went to modern-day Arizona, where he was met by the Hopi people.^[2]

Farfán staked out claims on mines near present-day Jerome, Arizona.^{[2] [3]}

Poet Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá mentioned Farfán in one of his poems.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Simmons, Marc . 1993 . The Last Conquistador: Juan de Onate and the Settling of the Far Southwest . Norman, Oklahoma . University of Oklahoma Press . 91 . 9780806123684 .
2. Web site: Captain Farfan and his Forgotten Trail . Juan . de los Caballeros . . September 8, 2015.
3. Hickerson . Nancy P. . The Servicios of Vicente de Zaldívar: New Light on the Jumano War of 1601 . Ethnohistory . 43 . 1 . 133 . 483346 . Winter 1996 . 10.2307/483346.
4. Book: Harris, Max . 2010 . Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain . Austin, Texas . University of Texas Press . 161–162 . 9780292779297 .