Juan de Padilla
The Rev. Juan de Padilla | |
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| Born | c. 1490 Toledo, Spain |
| Died | 1542 (aged 51–52) Kansas, Current U.S.A |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Juan de Padilla, OFM (1500–1542) was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary who spent much of his life exploring North America with Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. He was killed in what would become Kansas by Native Americans in 1542.