Francisco Pizarro Martínez | |
|---|---|
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United States | |
| In office 17 October 1837 – 9 February 1840[1] | |
| Preceded by | Joaquín María del Castillo (interim)[1] |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Velázquez de León (interim)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Xavier de la Paz Pizarro Martínez[2] 24 January 1787 Mexico City |
| Died | 9 February 1840 (aged 53) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery, section 61, lot 62.[3] 38°54′41″N 76°58′46″W / 38.911372°N 76.979449°W |
| Spouse |
Marie Thérèse Visoso
(m. 1814) |
| Children | Victoria (1815), Juan Bautista Francisco (1816-1819), Mauricio Carlos Francisco Antonio (1819), Antoinette Victoria Luisa (1823-1853), Francisco Xavier Luis (1824-1889), Sebastian (1827-1878), Teresa (1829), Eugenio Juan Bautista Evaristo (1830), Teresa Helena (1833-1895).[2] |
| Parent(s) | Timoteo Antonio Pizarro and Antonia San Martin |
Francisco Xavier de la Paz Pizarro Martínez (24 January 1787 – 9 February 1840) was a Mexican diplomat who served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United States from 17 October 1837 until his death on 9 February 1840.[1] Previously, Pizarro served as Mexican consul to New Orleans.
Biography
Francisco Pizarro was born in Mexico City on 24 January 1787 to Timoteo Antonio Pizarro López and Antonia San Martín Pérez, a Spanish couple from Alcántara, Extremadura, and Cádiz, respectively.[4] At 27, he married Marie Thérèse Visoso, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and daughter of a Galician immigrant, on 27 April 1814.[2]
In 1833, as Mexican consul of New Orleans, Pizarro refused entry to blacks and other "people of color" to the then-Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas, claiming that they were slaves in disguise and inherently lazy and immoral.[5] After the Texas Revolution, he negotiated a prisoner exchange with Stephen F. Austin in the winter of 1836.[6]
In May 1837, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United States by President Anastasio Bustamante.[7] As envoy, he negotiated the Convention for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States of America upon the Government of the Mexican Republic with John Forsyth in 1838.[8]
Shortly thereafter, Pizarro died while on duty on 9 February 1840, at the age of 53, in Washington, D.C. The President of the United States, his cabinet, and members of the diplomatic corps were present at his Catholic funeral.[9] He was originally interred behind the Chapel of St. Francis Xavier on College Ground (a burial ground of the Holy Trinity Church) in the historical neighborhood of Georgetown.[10] In 1953, when Georgetown University cleared the cemetery for the construction of new buildings,[10] his remains were transferred to Mount Olivet Cemetery.[3]
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 4 "Embajadores de México en Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Raymond. "Francisco Pizarro Martínez". Stewart-de Jaham Genealogy Pages. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- 1 2 Lebeau, Ed. "Francisco Pizarro Martínez". Find A Grave. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ Sanchiz Ruiz, Javier E. "Family tree of Francisco Pizarro Martínez". Geneanet. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ González Navarro, Moisés (1997). "Racism and Mestizaje". In Rodríguez, Jaime E.; Vincent, Kathryn (eds.). Common Border, Uncommon Paths: Race, Culture, and National Identity in U.S.-Mexican Relations. University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-8420-2673-4. OCLC 228659739. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ Austin, Stephen F. (30 November 1836). "Letter to Francisco Pizarro Martinez". The Portal to Texas History. The University of North Texas Libraries. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ Public documents printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C., United States of America: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1838. pp. 152–153. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ Acts and Resolutions Passed at the First Session of the 26th Congress of the United States of America. Washington, D.C., United States of America: S. D. Langtree. 1840. pp. 111–118. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "University of Notre Dame Archives: Calendar (1840)".
- 1 2 Fletcher, Carlton (July–September 2002). "Holy Rood Cemetery". Glover Park History: Historical Sketches of Glover Park, Upper Georgetown, & Georgetown Heights. Retrieved 29 October 2014.