List of missionaries to New Spain

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas from the 16th to 19th centuries, the Spanish Empire established many hundreds of Catholic missions throughout their colonies in the Americas. These missions were founded and staffed by numerous Catholic religious orders of regular clergy. The following is a list of these missionaries to New Spain.

Augustinians

Diego de Chávez y Alvarado^: 31
Felipe Medrano^: 70
Guillermo de Santa María^: 2
José Francisco de Landa^: 128
Lucas Cabeza de Vaca^: 56

Carmelites

Antonio de la Ascensión (es)^: 46

Dominicans

Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566)
Caietano Pallás^: 533
Crisótomo Gómez^: 525
Domingo Betanzos
Francisco Galisteo^: 521
Joaquin Valero^: 522
José Estéves^: 478
José Ibar^: 478
José Loriente^: 522
Joseph Sadoc Alemany (1814–1888)
Juan Crióstomo Gómez^: 532
Luis Sales^: 522
Manuel García^: 522
Miguel Hidalgo^: 522
Vicente Mora^: 478

Franciscans

Agustín Merino (b. 1769)^: 155
Alonso Anselmo de Alcántara^: 61
Alonso de Benavides
Alonso de Posada
Ambrosio Calzado (d. 1782)^: 383
Andrés Crespo^: 60
Andrés Dulanto (1774–1808)^: 65
Andrés Quintana (1777–1812)^: 203
Andrés Sánchez^: 375
Ángel Antonio Núñez^: 80
Ángel Fernández Somera y Balbuena (b. 1741)^: 87
Angel Ramírez (d. 1840)
Antonio Aguilar^: 90
Antonio Beneyte^: 61
Antonio Canals^: 18
Antonio Catarino Rodríguez (1777–1824)^: 208
Antonio Cruzado (1724–1804)^: 55
Antonio Dantí (b. 1760)^: 61
Antonio de Aranda
Antonio de Ibargaray
Antonio de la Concepción Horra (b. 1767)^: 122
Antonio de la Concepción Suárez del Real (1804–1850)^: 247
Antonio de los Reyes^: 18
Antonio García^: 61
Antonio Jayme (1757–1829)^: 126
Antonio Jimeno (d. 1876)^: 129
António Margil de Jesús (1657–1726)^: 64
Antonio Paterna (1721–1793)^: 183
Antonio Peyrí (b. 1769)^: 192
Antonio Ramos^: 198
Antonio Ripoll (b. 1785)^: 207
Augustin de Santa Maria
Baldomero López (b. 1761)^: 143
Baltasar Carnicer (b. 1770)
Bartolomé Gilí (b. 1759)^: 106
Bartolomé Socies
Benito Catalán (b. 1766)^: 46
Benito de la Natividad
Benito de la Sierra (1729–1778)^: 278
Blas Ordaz (1792–1850)^: 171
Buenaventura Fortuny (1774–1840)^: 89
Buenaventura Sitjar (1739–1808)^: 245
Clemente Moreno^: 380
Cristóbal de Quiros
Cristóbal Oramas (b. 1759)^: 170
Damián Massanet^: 61
Diego de Landa
Diego Martín García (b. 1744)^: 96^: 61
Diego Miguel Bringas de Manzaneda^: 39
Diego Noboa (b. 1742)^: 165
Diego Vidal^: 61
Diego Ximénez^: 198
Domingo Carranza (b. 1770)^: 41
Domingo Juncosa (b. 1740)^: 134
Domingo Santiago Iturrate (1770–c. 1815)^: 126
Enrique Echaso^: 18
Estéban de Perea
Esteban Salazar^: 18
Esteban Tápis (1756–1825)^: 253
Faustino González^: 384
Faustino Solá (1760–1820)^: 247
Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1780–1842)^: 19
Felipe Guillén (1737–1778)^: 11
Félix Gamarra (1747–1779)^: 379
Fermín de Lasuén (1736–1803)
Fernando Madueno^: 61
Fernando Martín (1770–1838)^: 147
Fernando Parrón (b. 1728)^: 182
Florencio Ibáñez (1740–1818)
Francesco Antonio Farnesio (b. 1746)^: 275
Francisco Antonio Barbastro^: 70
Francisco Atanasio Domínguez (1740-1803)
Francisco Caballero^: 60
Francisco Casañas de Jesús María^: 58
Francisco Cuculla^: 274
Francisco de Ayeta
Francisco de Paula Rivas^: 61
Francisco de Salazar
Francisco Garcés (1738–1781)^: 92
Francisco García Diego y Moreno (1785–1846)^: 98
Francisco Gómez (1729–1784)^: 109
Francisco González (b. 1774)^: 110
Francisco González de Ibarra (1782–1842)^: 110
Francisco Iturralde^: 379
Francisco José Arróita (1762–1821)^: 18
Francisco Jurado^: 60
Francisco Moyano^: 61
Francisco Palóu (1723–1789)^: 174
Francisco Pareja (1570–1628)^: 25
Francisco Pujol (1762–1801)
Francisco Roch^: 18
Francisco Roldán^: 61
Francisco Romero^: 61
Francisco Sánchez (1813–1884)^: 215
Francisco Suñer (1764–1831)^: 252
Francisco Xavier de la Concepción Uría (1770–1834)^: 257
Francisco Yturralde
Francisco Zuñiga^: 61
García de San Francisco
Gaspar Guillo^: 60
Gaspar José de Solís^: 107
Gerónimo Boscana (1775–1831)^: 29
Gerónimo de Mendieta
Gonzalo de Tapia^: 2
Gregório Amúrrio (b. 1744)^: 13
Gregorio Fernández^: 83
Hernando de Covarrubias
Hilario Torrent (1740–1799)^: 256
Ignacio Ciprián^: 66
Isidro Alonso Salazar (b. 1758)^: 214
Isidro Barcenilla (b. 1766)^: 24
Isidro Félix de Espinosa (1679-1755)^: 64
Jacinto López (b. 1769)^: 144
Jayme Escudé (b. 1779)^: 75
Jerónimo de Zárati Salmerón
Jesús María Martínez^: 278
Jesús María Vázquez del Mercado (b. 1808)^: 261
Joaquín Pascual Nuez (1785–1821)^: 166
José Almada^: 64
José Altimira (b. 1787)^: 282
José Antonio Anzar (c. 1792–1874)^: 15
José Antonio Calzada (1760–1814)^: 37
José Antonio Caxa^: 18
José Antonio Uría (1769–1815)^: 259
José Antonio Urrestí (1775–1812)^: 259
José Barona (1764–1831)^: 26
José Bernardino de Jesús Pérez (d. 1873)^: 191
José Bernardo Sánchez (1778–1833)^: 217
José Cavaller (1740–1789)^: 47
José de Espeleta
José de la Cruz Espí de Valencia (1763–1838)^: 76
José de Miguel (1761–1813)^: 156
José del Río^: 18
José de Trujillo
José Faura (b. 1773)^: 82
José Francisco de Paula Señán (1760–1823)
José García^: 97
José Gómez^: 379
José González Rubio^: 113
José Lorenzo de la Concepción Quijas^: 200
José Manuel Martiarena (b. 1754)^: 146
José María del Refugio Suárez del Real (b. 1804)^: 249
José María de Zalvidea^: 266
José María Espinosa^: 378
José María Fernández (b. 1770)^: 84
José María Gutiérrez (1801–1850)^: 121
José Maria Pérez Llera^: 61
José Martinez^: 61
José Mora^: 61
José Matías Moreno (1744–1781)^: 20^: 11
José Murguía (1715–1784)
José Nocedal (1746–1778)^: 278
José Panella (b. 1761)^: 180
José Pedro Panto (1778–1812)^: 181
José Ramón Abella (1764–1842)
José Redondo^: 61
José Soler^: 18
José Viader (b. 1765)^: 263
José Viñals (b. 1759)
Joseph de Figueroa
Joseph Matías Moreno (1744–1781)^: 157
Joseph Pérez^: 73
Juan Antonio Barreneche (1749–1781)^: 28^: 20
Juan Antonio García Riobó (b. 1740)^: 103
Juan Amorós (1773–1832)
Juan Bautista Dosal^: 90
Juan Bautista Estelric^: 78
Juan Bautista de Cevallos^: 73
Juan Bautista Llorens^: 61
Juan Bautista Sancho (1772–1830)^: 223
Juan Bautista Torralba^: 60
Juan Cabal
Juan Crespí (1721–1782)
Juan Crisóstomo Gil de Bernabé (1729–1773)^: 18^: 11
Juan de Prada
Juan de Salas
Juan de San Joseph
Juan de Vidania
Juan Marcelo Díaz (1736–1781)^: 63^: 11
Juan Felipe Martínez^: 61
Juan Figuer (c. 1742–1784)^: 87
Juan Francisco Cobas^: 61
Juan González Vizcaíno (b. 1728)^: 121
Juan José Agorreta^: 18
Juan Lope Cortés (b. 1772)^: 50
Juan Maldonado^: 380
Juan Mariner (1743–1800)^: 145
Juan Martín (1770–1824)^: 149
Juan Moreno (1799–1845)^: 157
Juan Pérez
Juan Prestamero (b. 1736)^: 197
Juan Ramírez
Juan Ruíz Torresnuevas^: 61
Juan Sainz de Lucio (b. 1771)^: 212
Juan Sarobe^: 18
Juan Suárez
Juan P. Gorgol^: 380
Juan Vañó^: 95
Juan Vicente Cabot (1781–c. 1856)^: 32
Julián López (1761–1797)^: 144
Junípero Serra (1713–1784)
Laureano de Rivas
Lorenzo Merela (1756–1801)^: 155
Lorenzo Simó^: 61
Luís Antonio Martínez (1771–1832)^: 150
Luís Gil y Taboada (1773–1833)^: 104
Luis Jayme (1740–1775)^: 128
Magín Matías Catalá (1761–1830)^: 42
Manuel Carrasco (1743–1776)^: 61
Manuel de las Cruces^: 61
Manuel Fernández^: 85
Manuel Marín^: 61
Manuel Orduña^: 79
Manuel Zuzarregui^: 192
Marcelino Ciprés (1769–1810)^: 49
Marcelino Marquínez (b. 1779)^: 145
Marcos Amestoy (b. 1778)^: 10
Marcos Antonio Saizar de Vitoria y Odriozola (1760–1836)^: 212
Marcos de Niza (d. 1558)^: 6
Mariano Antonio de Buena y Alcalde^: 18
Mariano Bordoy^: 383
Mariano Payeras (1769–1823)
Mariano Sosa^: 279
Mariano Rubí (b. 1756)^: 210
Martín de Valencia
Martín Pérez^: 61
Matías Creo^: 375
Matías de Santa Catalina Noriega (b. 1736)^: 165
Miguel de la Concepción Campa y Cos (1719–1792)^: 273
Miguel de Tobar
Miguel Francisco Sánchez (1738–1803)^: 222
Miguel Giribet (1756–1804)^: 108
Miguel Muro (1790–1848)^: 164
Miguel Pieras (1741–1795)^: 196
Miguel Sacristán
Matías de Santa Catalina Noriega (1736–1798)
Narciso Durán (1776–1846)^: 68
Narciso Gutiérrez (d. 1820)^: 66
Nicolás de Chávez
Nicolás de Freitas
Nicolás Lázaro (d. 1807)^: 142
Norberto de Santiago (c. 1760–1810)^: 228
Pablo Joseph Mugártegui (b. 1736)^: 160
Pablo Mota^: 383
Pascual Martínez de Arenaza (1762–1799)
Pedro Adriano Martínez (b. 1770)^: 153
Pedro Amorós^: 380
Pedro Antonio Arriquibar (d. 1820)^: 61
Pedro Benito Cambón (b. 1738)^: 38
Pedro Cabot (1777–1836)^: 34
Pedro de la Cueva (b. 1776)^: 57
Pedro de San José Estevan (b. 1751)^: 81
Pedro Font (1738–1781)^: 276
Pedro Martínez^: 61
Pedro Muñoz (1773–1818)^: 161
Pedro Ruiz^: 61
Rafael Chávez^: 61
Rafael de Jesús Moreno (1795–1839)^: 158
Rafael Díaz^: 61
Ramón Liberós^: 78
Ramón López^: 374
Ramón Olbés (b. 1786)^: 167
Ramón Usón (b. 1737)^: 260
Román Francisco Fernández de Ulibarri (1773–1821)^: 86
Romualdo Gutiérrez (1782–1845)^: 122
Roque Monares^: 60
Salvador de Guerra
Sebastián Flores (d. 1784)^: 21
Silvestre Cárdenas^: 9
Silvestre Vélez de Escalante (1750-1780)
Tomas de Alvarado
Tomás de la Peña Saravia (1743–1806)^: 189
Tomás de San Diego
Tomás Eixarch^: 380
Tomás Eleuterio Esténaga (1790–1847)^: 78
Tomás Manso
Vicente de Santa Maria (1742–1806)^: 225
Vicente Francisco de Sarría (1767–1835)
Vicente Fustér (1742–1800)^: 91
Vicente Gómez^: 61
Vicente Pascual Oliva (1780–1848)^: 168

Jesuits

Adam Guilg (b. 1652)^: 371
Agustín de Campos (es) (1669–1737)
Alejandro Romano (1664–1724)^: 27
Alexandro Rapicani (1702–1768)^: 63
Alonso de Arrivillaga^: 23
Alonso Ignacio Benito Espinosa (1720–1786)
Andrés Pérez de Ribas (1576–1655)^: 2
Andrés Tutino^: 88
Andrés Xavier García (b. 1686)^: 28
Antonio Arras
Antonio Basilio^: 110
Antonio Leal^: 111
Antonio María Benz (1716–1766)^: 60
Baltazar Carrillo^: 62
Bartolomé Castaño (es) (1601–1672)^: 52
Bartolomé Sáenz (1714–1768)^: 382
Benno Ducrue^: 24
Bernard Middendorff (1723–1794)^: 60
Bernardo Pardo (1619–c. 1685)^: 22
Carlos de Roxas
Carlos Zelestri
Cornelius Beudin^: 110
Cristóbal de Cañas (1680–1740)^: 235
Cristóbal de Vallalta^: 74
Cristóbal García
Custodio Ximeno (b. 1734)^: 164^: 383
Daniel Angelo Marras (d. 1689)^: 23
Daniel Januske
Diego de Acevedo^: 75
Diego de Almonacir
Diego de la Cruz (b. 1581)^: 7
Diego José Barrera (1726–1782)^: 369
Diego Ortíz de Faronda^: 110
Diego Vandersnipe
Egidio Montefrío
Enrique Ruhen (1718–1751)^: 11
Eusebio Kino
Felipe Esgrecho
Fernando Bayerca (1663–1730)^: 370
Fernando Consag^: 20
Francis Bennon Ducrue
Francisco Gonzalvo (1673–1702)^: 32^: 59
Francisco Gutiérrez^: 60
Francisco Hlava (1725–1756)^: 51^: 60
Francisco María Píccolo^: 23
Francisco Paris
Francisco Xavier Door^: 27
Francisco Xavier Pauer (1721–1770)^: 104^: 60
Francisco Javier Saeta (es) (d. 1695)
Francisco Xavier Villarroya^: 165
Franz Hermann Glandorf^: 5
Gaspar Stiger (1695–1762)^: 59
Gerónimo de la Canal
Gerónimo de Moranta^: 88
Gerónimo Figueroa
Gonzalo de Tapia (es) (1561–1594)^: 24
Guillermo Maluenda^: 14
Hernando de Cabrero^: 17
Hernando de Santarén (d. 1616)^: 6
Hernando de Tovar^: 88
Ignacio de Arzeo
Ignacio Lizasoin
Ignacio Molarja
Ignacio Tirsch (1760s)
Ignacio Xavier Keller^: 235
Ignacio Yturmendi (d. 1702)^: 103
Ignaz Pfefferkorn (1725–1756)^: 24^: 60
Ildefonso de la Peña^: 44
Jacob Baegert^: 23
Jacobo Sedelmayr (1703–1779)^: 63^: 60
Jaime Mateu^: 24
Jerónimo Minutuli
Jorge Hostinki^: 58
José Aguilar (1653–1724)^: 56
José Fora
José Haffenrichter^: 380
José María Genovese^: 42
José Neve (1739–1773)^: 380
José Osorio^: 132
José Pío Laguna (1734–1768)^: 380
José Toral (d. 1763)
Joseph Barba
Joseph de Arjó^: 24
José de Torres Perea (d. 1747)^: 43^: 368
Joseph Garrucho (1712–1785)^: 87
Joseph Neumann^: 47
Joseph Och (1725–1773)^: 24^: 60
Joseph Felix Pallares^: 23
Juan Antonio de Oviedo (1670–1757)^: 28
Juan Antonio Balthasar (1730s)^: 91
Juan Antonio Zedano (1727–1787)^: 60
Juan Bautista Barli (d. 1694)^: 370
Juan Bautista de Velasco^: 57
Juan Bautista Grazhoffer^: 45
Juan de Almonacir^: 23
Juan de Avendaño
Juan de Castillejo
Juan de Guendulain^: 24
Juan de la Plaza^: 51
Juan de San Martín
Juan de Ugarte
Juan Echagoyan^: 60
Juan Fernandez Cavera^: 253
Juan Fonte (d. 1616)^: 88
Juan Muñoz de Burgos^: 111
Juan Nentuig
Juan Ortiz de Zapata^: 21
Juan Maria Salvatierra (1648–1717)^: 58
Julio Pascual (d. 1632)^: 6
Lambert Hostell^: 23
Lorenzo Carranco (d. 1734)^: 24
Lorenzo de Cárdenas (1596–1656)^: 8
Lorenzo Ignacio Gutiérrez^: 60
Luis Lucas Alvarez^: 30
Luis Mancuso^: 107
Luís María Gallardi (d. 1736)^: 235^: 60
Luís María Marciano
Luis María Pineli
Luis Vivas (b. 1720)^: 60
Luis Xavier Velarde^: 34
Manuel Aguirre^: 71
Manuel de Benavides
Manuel Gonzáles (1645–1702)^: 58
Manuel Martinez (d. 1632)^: 6
Manuel Sánchez^: 110
Marcos Antonio Kappus^: 31
Marcos Burriel^: 24
Marcos de Loyola^: 111
Marcos de Somoza
Marcos del Río
Martín Azpilcueta (1596–1637)^: 8
Martín Burgencio
Martín Peláez^: 14
Martín Pérez^: 24
Melchor Bartíromo
Miguel Capetillo^: 60
Miguel de la Vega^: 369
Miguel Gerstner (1723–1756)^: 51^: 60
Nicolás de Anaya^: 84
Nicolás de Oro
Nicolás de Perera
Nicolás Hidalgo
Nicolás Tamaral (d. 1734)^: 24
Pedro Antonio Díaz^: 18
Pedro Bueno
Pedro de Barcelón
Pedro de Hortigosa^: 49
Pedro de Sandoval
Pedro Martinez (d. 1566)^: 20
Pedro Matías Goni
Pedro Mendez (d. 1642)^: 7
Pedro Pantoja
Pedro Ruiz de Contreras
Philipp Segesser^: 235
Rodrigo de Cabredo^: 14
Sigismundo Taraval^: 19
Tomás Altamirano^: 21
Tomás Basilio (1582–1654)^: 8
Tomás Tello (1720–1751)^: 11

Mercedarians

Francisco de Cuevas