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Juan Bautista de Anza

Novo-Spanish explorer and Governor of New Mexico

b. 1736 CE – d. 1788 CE World The Far West

Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 6/7, 1736 – December 19, 1788) is a Novo-Spanish explorer and Governor of New Mexico for the Spanish Empire.

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Moran, J. (2017). Juan Bautista de Anza. History Atlas. Retrieved 4 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/juan-bautista-de-anza/

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