Brief Biography
The expeditionary Juan Troyano stated in 1568 in one of his many letters to the king that "it was in God's interest to give him a wife from Tierra Nueva." Rarely do women appear in the documentary record and Troyano gives no details. He neither provides her name or states which pueblo she came from.
Gender
Female
Country of Origin
USA
Place of Birth (modern province/state/region)
New Mexico
Died on the Expedition?
No
Last Known Location
Mexico City
Residence After Expedition
Mexico City
Married
Yes
Name of Spouse
Juan Troyano
References-Documentary
1560-1570:
AGI, México, 168 = Epistolario de Nueva España, vol.10, #262-277 [letter from Juan Troyano to the king, December 20, 1568] [about his wife or companion Troyano says “Fue dios servydo de darme por Compañera a una muger de aquella ttierra Y no Vino otra”]