Pedro de Anda explained

Pedro de Anda Altamirano
Occupation:Conquistador for the Crown of Castile
Judge of the Real Audiencia of Guadalajara
Birth Date:c. 1551
Birth Place:Spain
Spouse:Beatriz González de Castañeda.
Death Date:27 January 1619
Death Place:Santa María de los Lagos, Kingdom of Nueva Galicia
(now Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico)

Don Pedro de Anda Altamirano (c. 1551 - 27 January 1619) was a Spanish conquistador, judge, and colonizer of New Spain. As a captain in the Spanish Colonial Army, de Anda helped lead the Spanish conquest of the Bajío region of Mexico during the Chichimeca War.[1]

Following the suppression of the Chichimeca people, de Anda helped lead the colonization effort in the Jalisco Highlands and founded the Villa de Santa María de los Lagos, modern day Lagos de Moreno.

History

Pedro de Anda Altamirano was born in Spain to a family of minor Basque nobility. He served as a captain in the colonial army of New Spain, having notably helped lead the Spanish conquest of the Chichimeca people in the Bajío region of Mexico.[2]

After the conquest of the Chichimecas, de Anda helped lead the colonization of the Jalisco Highlands in the Western Bajío region. In 1563, he and Captain Hernando Martel founded the Villa de Santa María de los Lagos (modern day Lagos de Moreno),[3] along with 73 noble Spanish families and their servants and slaves.[4] [5]

In 1565 Captain de Anda was given a hacienda and a land grant by the Royal Audiencia of the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia outside of Lagos de Moreno named Hacienda el Xaral, which included the famous Mesa Redonda plateau.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Family

Pedro de Anda Altamirano married Beatriz González de Castañeda in 1565, with whom he had two sons:

Captain de Anda's descendants formed part of the colonial elite of the Jaliscan Highlands. Among his descendants include notable writers, politicians, and other prominent Mexican personalities including:[11] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. https://elciudadanojalisco.mx/tierra-y-vida/afectan-mesa-redonda El Ciudadano Jalisco - Afectan la Mesa Redonda
  2. https://www.tepatitlan.gob.mx/archivomunicipal/boletines/documentos/Bolet%C3%ADn%20No.%2017%20La%20conquista%20militar%20de%20los%20altos%20de%20Jalisco.pdf La Conquista Militar de los Altos de Jalisco
  3. This settlement was renamed to Lagos de Moreno following the Mexican War of Independence after Mexican insurgent hero Pedro Moreno.
  4. https://www.am.com.mx/2016/09/03/lagos-de-moreno/opinion/jurisdiccion-de-la-villa-de-lagos-310660 Periódico AM - Jurisdicción de la Villa de Lagos
  5. http://www.visitalagosdemoreno.com/historia.html Visita Lagos de Moreno - Historia
  6. https://www.eljaralhacienda.com/home/historia/ El Jaral Hacienda - Historia
  7. http://verdebandera.com.mx/la-mesa-redonda-de-lagos-de-moreno-un-emblema-en-peligro/ VerdeBandera - La Mesa Redonda de Lagos de Moreno, Emblema en Peligro
  8. http://www.gaceta.udg.mx/Hemeroteca/paginas/830/G830_REG%203.pdf La Gaceta - Un Umblema en Peligro
  9. http://bonitoleon.com/cerro-la-mesa-redonda/ Bonito Leon - Cerro la Mesa Redonda
  10. http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2002/spnov02.htm Somos Primos (2002 Edition)
  11. http://regiondelosaltos.com/san-juan-de-los-lagos-jalisco-mexico/ San Juan de los Lagos
  12. http://regiondelosaltos.com/san-julian-jalisco-mexico/ San Julián
  13. http://regiondelosaltos.com/encarnacion-de-diaz-la-chona-jalisco-mexico/ Encarnación de Díaz
  14. http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle_popup.php?codigo=5137981 Diario Oficial de la Federación de Enero de 2009
  15. http://lagos.gob.mx/presidente-municipal/ Presidente Municipal

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