Antonio de Espejo

Antonio de Espejo
Bornc. 1540
Cordova, Spain
Died1585(1585-00-00) (aged 44–45)
Habana, Cuba
OccupationExplorer

Antonio de Espejo (c. 1540–1585) was a Spanish explorer who led an expedition, accompanied by Diego Perez de Luxan, into what is now New Mexico and Arizona in 1582–83. The expedition created interest in establishing a Spanish colony among the Pueblo Indians of the Rio Grande valley.

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