Captain juan de ulibarri biography

Juan de Ulibarrí or Uribarrí (1670-1716) was a Spanish or Criollo soldier and explorer who lived in New Mexico. In 1706 he led an expedition to El Cuartelejo on the Great Plains of western Kansas and eastern Colorado.

Ulibarrí's diary survives and is an important source for the history of Spanish exploration of the Great Plains and relationships with the Apache and PuebloIndians. The purpose of Ulibarrí's expedition was to find and escort back to New Mexico about 60 people from Picuris Pueblo who had earlier fled Spanish rule in New Mexico and established communities on the Great Plains.

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The Cuartelejo Ruins in Kansas are a remnant of the Pueblos who lived on the plains.

Early life

According to genealogical research, Ulibarrí (also known as Juan de los Reyes) was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico and baptized there on March 8, 1670.

His parents were Jose Enriquez de los Reyes and Maria Hernandez Ynojos. He had a brother named Antonio and both came to New M