Juan de la Cámara

Juan de la Cámara or Juan Gómez de la Cámara(1525-1602) Spanish Conquistador and hidalgo was born in Alcala de Henares Spain in 1525. He arrived in New Spain current day Mexico from Spain in 1539. He joined the Spanish Conquest of Yucatán in 1541, and he was one of the founders of Mérida Yucatán.

Nobility Document 1487

Military Campaigns

Juan de la Cámara was member of the Conquest and Pacification of “Las provincials de Grimel de Chetumal de los Zubeniques y de los Chaulacas” under direct orders of Captain Gaspar Pacheco, these phase was one of the most bloody an difficult of the conquest of Yucatan. Juan de la Cámara was founder of the City of Salamanca de Bacalar in the shores of the lagoon of Bacalar, nearby of the actual City of Chetumal, Capital of the State of Quintana Roo. Mexico.

Juan de la Cámara also participate in the Conquest of the Province of the Sweet Golf (Provincia del Golfo Dulce) next to Lake of Izabal, today Guatemala, under the order of the Captains Don Francisco de Montejo ("el Mozo") and Don Cristobal Maldonado, he also was founder of the City New Seville (Nueva Sevilla).

Juan de la Cámara participated in the General Rice and rebellion of the Mayan Indians, and was under the orders of the Captain Francisco Bracamonte.

After the Conquest an Foundation of the City of Salamanca de Bacalar he was given by the Spanish Crown the Encomienda the town of Cahabon today Guatemala and the town of Tituz, When he returned to Mérida after the Rice and Rebellion of the Mayan, the Crown give him the Encomienda of the towns of Euan and Sinanche.

Encomiendas

Coat of Arms

Political Appointments

Juan de la Cámara was one of the most prominent members of Mérida, Yucatan, because he was Mayor (Alcalde) of Mérida Yucatan, and he also was Alguacil Mayor of the Province, and he also was Perpetual Regidor de Mérida Yucatan

The Gubernator of Yucatan Don Gillen de las Casas give him the Title of Lieutenant General of State (Teniente General de Govierno) in Yucatan.

Matrimony

Don Juan de la Cámara was married in 1563 to Doña Francisca de Sandoval, daughter of the Conquistador and hidalgo Don Gonzalo Méndez y Dona Ana Sandoval, and his descendants have lived in Mexico for 13 generations and they belong to the Mexican nobility.

List of Descendents

List of Ancestors

Notable Ancestors

The King Henry III of Castile (El Doliente ) in the year of 1393 gave the title knight of the Chamber to Gomez Ruiz, who was later known as Gomez Ruiz de la Cámara. Then the king Henry III of Castile married him to an English Lady, who was lady in waiting of the Queen Catherine of Lancaster (Doña Catalina) daughter of the John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (Alencastre).

In 1227 in the city of Baeza, Spain King Ferdinand III of Castile (Fernando Tercero de Castilla el Santo) by Royal Decree, ordered that the Coat of Arms of the knights who were with him in the battle, were displayed in the city, one of the Coat of Arms that was displayed belonged to Don Gonzalo de la Cámara,[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Biografia de Juan Rodríguez de la Cámara
  2. ↑ Juan Rodriguez del Padron
  3. ↑ Archivo General de Indies- Mexico 971-Pag. 381-Anexo G-1.
  4. ↑ Book of Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, 4th conde de la Coruña and 5th Viceroy of New Spain -October 20, 1581-Mexico

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