Juan's son was Mateo who accompanied him. Juan was a widower. Could this be Mateo?
I have seen Hernando referred to as Fernando.
What archive did you search? Was this through google? Juan married the grand daughter of Alonso
Albernoz de Sosa(grandson of ANdres Tapia) and Beatriz Navarro Rodriguez ( grandaughter of the Conquistador)
Juan's other son Francisco wound up marrying Martin Zavala's great niece Juana Sepulveda.
Thanks,
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Esther A. Herold
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> Esther:
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> This is likely the same Juan de Arredondo... It may be that Damasio was an
> alternate name for Hernando... Arredondo and Ruesga are basically the same
> place. Arredondo is a town in the Valley of Ruesga in what is now Cantabria.
> However, the valley is in the mountains between Burgos and Cantabria and it may
> be that it those days, the town and valley were part of what was considered
> Burgos and thus would be in the "montanas de Burgos."
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> Many people who came over came with licensias sponsored y rich people already in
> the new world and thus the "como criado" wording in the license. It is probable
> that he came in 1626, would have worked in one of the major cities (perhaps for
> his sponsor) and then headed out to the frontier in the north for more
> opportunity.
>
> I will try to get you the license document.
Arredondo - Ruesga
Esther:
You ask: What archive did you search? Was this through google?
Do you mean for the records? All pasajeros a Indias records are available online through Archivos Espanoles en Red. The link is in the links section.
As far as the map of where Arredondo and Ruesga are in Spain, I looked at Michellin Maps online:
http://www.viamichelin.com
You can choose Spain and then simply type Ruesga in the city name field.