José de Urrutia

José de Urrutia (c. 1678 to 1741) was a Basque Spanish explorer and settler of Texas, who became captain of San Antonio de Béjar Presidio and lived for seven years with several Native American tribes, leading campaigns against their enemies, the Apaches, in East Texas. He "was made" General Captain of all the Native American peoples that were enemies to the Apache people.

This article is about the Spanish explorer. For the Spanish general, see José de Urrutia y de las Casas.
José de Urrutia
Born1678
Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain
DiedJuly 16, 1741
San Antonio, Texas
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Explorer and captain of San Antonio de Béjar Presidio
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