Domingo Elizondo

Domingo Elizondo (c. 1710 - died 1 June 1783, Madrid) was a Spanish colonel^[1] from Navarre^[2] who lived in the late 18th century.

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Before coming to New Spain, Elizondo fought in the battlefields of Italy during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) and Seven Years' War (1756-1763). His main field of action was New Spain, where he served between 1767 and 1771.^[3]

In 1767, Elizondo was sent with 500 soldiers to Sonora.^[4] Between 1767 and 1771, he served throughout New Spain, fighting against the Seris and the Pimas in México and Southern Arizona. He published a book about his experiences in the region.^[3]

References

^ Kessel, John. Friars, Soldiers, and Reformers (PDF).
^ EL CORONEL DOMINGO DE ELIZONDO (1710-1783) Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Elizondo, Domingo (1999). Noticia de la expedición contra los rebeldes seris y pimas de Sonora, 1767-1771. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. ISBN 968-36-7444-5.
^ Stagg, Albert L. (1 June 1976). The First Bishop of Sonora: Antonio de los Reyes, O.F.M. University of Arizona Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8165-0549-4.

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[1] Kessel, John. Friars, Soldiers, and Reformers (PDF).

[2] EL CORONEL DOMINGO DE ELIZONDO (1710-1783) Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[eliz-3] Elizondo, Domingo (1999). Noticia de la expedición contra los rebeldes seris y pimas de Sonora, 1767-1771. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. ISBN 968-36-7444-5.

[stagg-4] Stagg, Albert L. (1 June 1976). The First Bishop of Sonora: Antonio de los Reyes, O.F.M. University of Arizona Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8165-0549-4.

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