# Juan Bautista de Anza

> Basque explorer and governor (1736-1788)

**Wikidata**: [Q727612](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727612)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Bautista_de_Anza)  
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## Summary

Juan Bautista de Anza was born on July 6, 1736  in Fronteras to Juan Bautista de Anza I . He held citizenship in both Spain and Mexico . As an explorer and military personnel , Anza went on to hold prominent positions.Anza served as the Governor of New Mexico from 1778 to 1788 .Juan Bautista de Anza died on December 19, 1788 [1] in Arizpe and was buried in Mexico .


## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. International Standard Name Identifier
3. SNAC
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. CERL Thesaurus