Antonio de Deza y Ulloa

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Antonio de Deza y Ulloa, founder of Chihuahua.

Antonio de Deza y Ulloa (born in Huejotzingo June 29, 1658 Baptism faith of Don Antonio de Deza y Ulloa) - and he died on September 20, 1728 was governor and captain-general of Nueva Vizcaya, a province belonging to the Viceroyalty of New Spain. On October 12, 1709, he founded the city of Real de Minas de San Francisco de Cuéllar, now known as Chihuahua.

His complete title was "Captain of horses and armor, Don Antonio Deza y Ulloa, knight of the Order of Santiago, accountant official judge of the Real Estate and Caja de la Ciudad de Mexico, governor and captain general of the kingdom of Nueva Vizcaya. "

He is named twice in the narration of Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora of 1692, in which he narrates a riot in Mexico. Apparently, Deza y Ulloa sponsored the books of Fray Antonio de Segura, who would have the governor's favor; the friar wrote to him 289 verses that compose the Triumphal Arch and Loa. He sent three leaflets of the carols of Diego Sevilla and Espinosa.



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