Bartolomé del Campo
Brief Biography:
Bartolomé del Campo appears on the Expedition's muster roll as a horsemen. Another expeditionary reported that a search was conducted on the Llano Estacado of west Texas for the lost Bartolomé, but apparently he was never found.
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
1541
Death Details Known?:
Yes
Died on the Expedition?:
Yes
Last Known Location:
Llano Estacado, Texas
Position on Expedition:
Horseman
Pre-Expedition Occupation:
Barber or Surgeon
References-Documentary:
pre 1530:
?Orozco y Berra in Dorantes de Carranza, Sumaría relación, [p.400: Bartolomé de Campos signed a 1520 letter, w/Narváez]
1540-1550:
1540, Feb: Muster in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 12 [horse, native arms]
AGI, México, 206, N.12 [fol. 2r: witness Juan Cordero says that Troyano was sent out to look for “a barbero named Campo, who had become lost on the plains"]