Vicente de Zaldívar
Vicente de Zaldívar | |
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| Born | c. 1573 |
| Died | before 1650 Zacatecas |
| Spouse | María de Oñate |
| Children | Nicolas de Zaldívar y Oñate |
| Parent(s) | Vicente de Zaldívar, Sr. Magdalena de Mendoza y Salazar |
| Relatives | Cristóbal de Oñate (paternal great-uncle) Juan de Oñate (paternal uncle & second cousin) Juan de Zaldívar (brother) |
Vicente de Zaldívar (c. 1573 – before 1650) was a Spanish soldier and explorer in New Mexico. He led the Spanish force which perpetrated the Acoma Massacre at the Acoma Pueblo in 1599. He led or participated in several expeditions onto the Great Plains.