Members of Expedition At-A-Glance

Pedro de Ávila

pre 1530:

?Boyd-Bowman, Indice geobiográfico, I:126 and I:3251 [says Luis is either from Ávila or Sevilla, was a page to Cortés, went to Cuba in 1518 or 1517 (if this Pedro is ours he was probably born in the Indies)]

1530-1540

?AGI, Indiferente General, 422, L.14 [fol.155r:Dec. 23, 1530, 2 black male slaves for personal service;

Gonzalo de Arjona

1530-1540

?AGI, Pasajeros, L.2, E.552 [Gonzalo de Arjona, son of Luis de Arjona y Juana Hernández, native of Lucena (E of Sevilla), to Veragua, April 3, 1535; might be a possibility]

AGI, Pasajeros L.2, E.3477 = Boyd-Bowman, Indice geobiográfico, II:1316 [Gonzalo de Arjona, hijo de Ruy Sánchez Arjona y de Catalina Álvarez de Randona, vecinos de Xérez, cerca de Badajoz, al Perú, Feb. 15, 1537] [E.3478 is a Francisco de Vargas] (Jérez de los Caballeros is in Badajoz)

1540-1550:

Alonso Álvarez del Valle

1530-1540

AGI, Pasajeros, L.2, E.3193 = Boyd-Bowman, Indice geobiográfico, II:1989 [(Badajoz)] [Oct. 1536; Villanueva de Barcarrota; father: Rodrigo Álvarez, mother: Juana López; with his father to Nueva España] (no town called Villanueva de, but just Barcarrota; because the original Barcarrota was moved to its present location, so at one time it was Villanueva de Barcarrota; possibly son of Rodrigo Álvarez de Zafra, which town is not far away; but Alonso mentions coming with Escobar and not with his father, but that is OK)

Rodrigo Álvarez

1530-1540:

AGI, Pasajeros, L.2, E.3191 = Boyd-Bowman, Indice geobiográfico, II:1990 [came in 1536 with son Alonso (AGI, Pasajeros, L.2, E.3193), from Villanueva de Barcarrota] [son of Hernán González Plata and Elvira Roma] (Barcarrota is 20m west of Zafra)

1540-1550:

1540, Feb: Muster in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 12 [footman, crossbow and sword]

Pedro Álvarez

pre 1530:

?Orozco y Berra in Dorantes de Carranza, Sumaría relación, p.399 [signed a 1520 letter, came w/Cortés, mariner, from Sevilla]

?AGI, Pasajeros, L.1, E.3431 & E.3432 = Boyd-Bowman, Indice geobiográfico, II:10825 (Sep, 19, 1527, son of Francisco Álvarez and Mari López, vecinos of Casarrubios (Casarrubios del M. is in Toledo which doesn't fit with Tello but could fit the time in AGI, Guadalajara, 46)]

Lorenzo Álvarez

1540-1550

AGI, Justicia, 258, pieza 1, “Relacion de los salarios” [fol.801r: Jan. 1540, a lorenço alvarez...Jan. 30, 1540...c pesos]

1540, Feb: Muster in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 12 [2 horses, native arms, elkhide jacket, several pieces of head armor]

Gaspar Álvarez

1530-1540

?AGI, Indiferente General, 422, L.15 [fol. 156r:June 22, 1532, license for 2 black slaves for personal service]

?López de Villaseñor, Cartilla Vieja [p. 283-301: “Lista de los vecinos que recibieron para poblar la ciudad a quienes se les mercedaron solares, huertas, suertes y caballerías tierras, según sus calidades…;” p. 285-86: Libro 4, 1538, includes: Juan de Cordero, tailor, and Gaspar Álvarez, portugués]

1540-1550