Cristóbal de Oñate

Cristóbal de Oñate
Born1504 (1504)
Vitoria, Álava Province, Spain
DiedOctober 6, 1567(1567-10-06) (aged 62–63)
Pánuco, Viceroyalty of New Spain
(now Zacatecas, Mexico)
OccupationsExplorer, conquistador, colonial official
Known forFounder of Guadalajara
SpouseCatalina de Salazar de la Cadena
Children6, including Juan de Oñate
Parent(s)Juan Perez de Oñate
Osaña González
RelativesJuan de Zaldívar (great-nephew)
Vicente de Zaldívar (great-nephew)

Cristóbal de Oñate (1504 — October 6, 1567) was a Spanish Basque explorer, conquistador and colonial official in New Spain. He is considered the founder of the contemporary city of Guadalajara in 1531, as well as other places in Nueva Galicia (western New Spain).

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