Francisco de Espinosa

Brief Biography

Francisco de Espinosa was listed on the 1540 muster as a footman. The only other certain reference to him is in the report of Juan Jaramillo in which it is said that "Espinosa" died from eating a poisonous plant somewhere near Chichilticale in southeastern Arizona.

Gender
Male
Date of Death
1540
Death Details Known?
Yes
Died on the Expedition?
Yes
Last Known Location
near Chichilticale, southeastern Arizona
Position on Expedition
Footman
References-Documentary

pre 1530:

?Mier y Terán Rocha, La primera traza, II:529: [a Francisco de Espinosa received the grant from the cabildo of México of a solar in January 1527 within the traza next to Antón Bravo and near Pedro de Nájera [the least likely, because no known connection to any members]

1530-1540:

?AGI, Pasajeros, L.2, E.5294 [Oct. 9, 1538, son of Juan de Espinosa and Ana de Vera, in the armada of Pedro de Alvarado]

?AGI, Pasajeros, L.2, E.363 [Mar. 24, 1535, son of Juan de Coca and Francisca Velázquez, vecinos of Segovia, to Cartagena w/Junco (Junco went to Santa Marta)]

1540-1550:

1540, Feb: Muster in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 12 [footman, arcabuz, native arms]

Jaramillo in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 30 [2r: a Spaniard called Espinosa and two other persons died from poisonous herbs]

Other Info:

?Piferrer, Nobiliario, 4:148-149, #1755 [progenitor was Sancho de Espinosa, mayordomo of the conde de Castilla don Sancho; Diego García de Espinosa was the montero of the camara of SM; came from Espinosa de los Monteros, natives of the concejo of Barruezo, barrio of Gallemo, known by the name of solar de Espinosa; Dantiago of Espinosa Rui-Diáz was grandson of Diego];

?Himmerich, Encomenderos [Francisco de Ribadeo: married Leonor Osorio of Sevilla, widow of Basque conqueror Juan de Espinosa, AGI, Pasajeros, L.1, E.250: 1511, native of Mazariegos: Palencia, son of Juan de la Linde and María Sánchez, #1520, 1513, Hernán Brusa and Mari Sánchez de Espinosa, Espinosa de los Montero (Burgos), #1642, 1513, Diego Hernández Cornejo came with Juan de Espinosa, son of Juan de Espinosa]