Juan Álvarez de Eulate y Ladrón de Cegama
Juan de Eulate (or Juan de Ulate) (Palacio del Cabo de Armería de los Álvarez de Eulate, Améscoa Baja, Navarre, 1583 - Palacio del Cabo de Armería de los Álverez de Eulate, Améscoa Baja, Navarre, 9 April 1655) was a Spanish soldier who served with distinction in the Netherlands, and later was appointed Governor of New Mexico between 1618 and 1625 at a time when it was a province of New Spain. He then became Governor of the Margarita Province, based on Isla Margarita off the coast of what today is Venezuela, from 1630 to 1638 before retiring to Spain.
Juan de Eulate | |
|---|---|
| 4th Spanish Governor of New Mexico | |
| In office 1618–1625 | |
| Preceded by | Bernardino de Ceballos |
| Succeeded by | Felipe de Sotelo Osorio |
| Governor of Margarita | |
| In office 1630–1638 | |
| Preceded by | Garcia Álvarez de Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Luis de Camarena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1583 Eulate, Spain |
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