Nicolas de Aguilar

Nicols de Aguilar 1666 a Mestizo, was a Spanish official in New Mexico. He defended the rights of the Pueblo indians, clashed with the Franciscan missionaries, and was tried and found guilty of heresy by the Mexican Inquisition.

Aguilar was born in Yuriripundaro in the Mexican state of Michoacn. His grandfather was one of the Spanish conquistadors of the province. His grandmother and mother were probably Purpecha. When Aguilar washe left home to live near the northern Mexican city of Parral, Chihuahua where he worked as a miner and soldier.

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