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The Rev. Juan de Padilla | |
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| Born | c. 1490 Toledo, Spain |
| Died | 1542 (aged 51–52) Kansas, Current U.S.A |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Juan de Padilla, OFM (1500–1542) was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary who spent much of his life exploring North America with Francisco Vásquez de Coronado.[1] He was killed in what would become Kansas by Native Americans in 1542.
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Engelhardt, Zephyrin (1913). "Juan de Padilla". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
