Brief Biography
Francisco de Pobares was a native of Sabiote (Jaén province) and the son of Francisco de Pobares and Quíteria de Vera. Francisco was present at the 1540 muster as an unassigned horseman. Pobares's was one of the few deaths recorded in some detail in the documentary record.
Title
Hidalgo
Gender
Male
Title (Y/N)
Yes
Country of Origin
Spain
Place of Birth (City/Town)
Sabiote
Date of Death
1541
Place of Birth (modern province/state/region)
Jaén
Death Details Known?
Yes
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Died on the Expedition?
Yes
Last Known Location
Tiguex Pueblo (NM)
European Social Status
Hidalgo
Position on Expedition
Horseman
Within Viceroy Mendoza's Sphere
No
Relatives
father:Francisco de Pobares; mother: Quíteria de Vera
References-Documentary
1530-1540:
AGI, Pasajeros, L.2, E.2673 [May 17, 1536, Pobares, son of Francisco de Pobares and Quíteria de Vera, citizens of Sabiote [Jaén], to New Spain]
1540-1550:
1540, Feb: Muster in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 12 [3 horses, elk hide jacket, chain mail vest, native arms];
Castañeda in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 28 [Pobares, hidalgo, died];
Tello, Libro Segundo [p.423: Pobares shot in eye at Tiguex? and dropped dead]