Juan Bautista de Anza I | |
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Born | June 29, 1693 |
Died | May 9, 1740 Santa María Suamca - Terrenate Presidio | (aged −48)
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | explorer |
Juan Bautista de Anza I (June 29, 1693 - May 9, 1740) was a Spanish Basque who explored a great part of what is today the Mexican state of Sonora and the southwest region of the United States.[1]