Juan de la Cámara or Juan Gómez de la Cámara (Alcalá de Henares, Spain, 1525 - 1602), Spanish conquistador and hidalgo, was born in Alcala de Henares Spain in 1525. He arrived in New Spain (current day Mexico) from Spain in 1539. He joined the Spanish Conquest of Yucatán in 1541, and he was one of the founders of Mérida Yucatán.
Juan de la Cámara was member of the Conquest and Pacification of “Las provincials de Grimel de Chetumal de los Zubeniques y de los Chaulacas” under direct orders of Captain Gaspar Pacheco, these phase was one of the most bloody and difficult of the conquest of Yucatan. Juan de la Cámara was founder of the City of Salamanca de Bacalar in the shores of the lagoon of Bacalar, nearby of the actual City of Chetumal, Capital of the State of Quintana Roo. Mexico.
Juan de la Cámara also participated in the Conquest of the Province of the Sweet Golf (Provincia del Golfo Dulce) next to Lake of Izabal, today Guatemala, under the order of the Captains Don Francisco de Montejo ("el Mozo") and Don Cristobal Maldonado, he also was founder of the City New Seville (Nueva Sevilla).
Juan de la Cámara participated in the General Rice and rebellion of the Mayan Indians, and was under the orders of the Captain Francisco Bracamonte.
After the Conquest an Foundation of the City of Salamanca de Bacalar he was given by the Spanish Crown the Encomienda the town of Cahabon today Guatemala and the town of Tituz, When he returned to Mérida after the Rice and Rebellion of the Mayan, the Crown give him the Encomienda of the towns of Euan and Sinanche.
De la Cámara had the following encomiendas:
Town of Cahobon today Guatemala
Town of Titus today Guatemala
Town of Euán today Yucatán
Town of Sinanche today Yucatán
Juan de la Cámara was one of the most prominent members of Mérida, Yucatan, because he was Mayor (Alcalde) of Mérida Yucatan, and he also was Alguacil Mayor of the Province, and he also was Perpetual Regidor de Mérida Yucatan
The Gubernator of Yucatan Don Gillen de las Casas give him the Title of Lieutenant General of State (Teniente General de Govierno) in Yucatan.
Don Juan de la Cámara was married in 1563 to Doña Francisca de Sandoval, daughter of the Conquistador and hidalgo Don Gonzalo Méndez y Dona Ana Sandoval, and his descendants have lived in Mexico for 13 generations and they belong to the Mexican nobility.
Juan de la Cámara - Baptized in Alcala de Henares, Spain the 14 of April 1525
Juan Suares de la Cámara y Sandoval- Baptized in Mérida Yucatan the 14 of May 1565
Juan de la Cámara y Aldana - Baptized in Mérida Yucatan the 12 of March 1598
Juan de la Cámara y Osorio - Baptized in Mérida Yucatan the 13 of June 1650
Cristobal de la Cámara y Duarte - Baptized in Mérida Yucatan. The 12 of November 1685
Juan de la Cámara y Dominguez - Baptized in Mérida Yucatan the 31 of December 1711
Jose Alcantara de la Cámara y del Castillo - Baptized in Mérida Yucatán the 29 of October 1744
Felipe de la Cámara y Valdés - Baptized in Mérida Yucatan the 5 of May 1793
Camilo de la Cámara y Zavala - Baptized in Mérida Yucatan the 23 of July 1817
Enrique de la Cámara y Zavala - Baptized in Mérida the 14 of November 1860
Enrique de la Cámara Peon y Zavala - Baptized in Mérida the 8 of January 1893
Enrique de la Cámara Peon y Peon - Baptized in Mérida the 4 of November 1921
Juan Enrique de la Cámara y Lara - Baptized in Mexico City. and Rodrigo de la Cámara y Lara. Baptized in Mexico City the 23 of June 1962
Juan Enrique de la Cámara Thomas - Baptized in Mexico City & Fernando Alonso de la Cámara Thomas. Baptized in Mexico City
Lic. Juan de la Cámara (Father)
Bernardino de la Cámara (Grandfather)
Alfonso Ruiz de la Cámara (Great-Grandfather)
Pedro de la Cámara "El Tio" (Great-Great-Grandfather)
Fernando Alonso de la Cámara "El Viejo"(Great-Great-Great-Grandfather)
Gómez Ruiz de la Cámara(1371-?) (Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather)
Alfonso Ruiz de la Cámara - the great-grandfather of Don Juan de la Cámara, who was a Spanish nobleman, was knighted Caballero de Espuelas Doradas the 15 of August 1487 by king Ferdinand II of Aragón, king of Castile. King of Naples and king of Navarre. Then he was given a record of nobility, confirmation of Caballero de Espuelas Doradas, and a letter of privileges by the Queen Joanna of Castile (Juana la Loca) the 23 de April 1505.
Juan Rodríguez de la Cámara (1390–1450) - Galician writer born in Padrón, he was born to a hidalgo family. He may have served as a page to Juan II of Castile, and may have attended the Council of Florence in 1434 as secretary to the cardinal Juan de Cervantes, a respected jurist and a friend of Pero Tafur.
Gómez Ruiz de la Cámara was the Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather of Don Juan de la Cámara.
The King Henry III of Castile (El Doliente ) in the year of 1393 gave the title knight of the Chamber to Gomez Ruiz, who was later known as Gomez Ruiz de la Cámara. Then the king Henry III of Castile married him to an English Lady, who was lady in waiting of the Queen Catherine of Lancaster (Doña Catalina) daughter of the John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (Alencastre).
Gómez Fernández de la Cámara - the first cousin of Pedro de la Cámara "El Tio" (Great-Great-Grandfather of Juan de la Cámara). He was given by Royal Decree,the titles of Secretary and Royal Scribe and Royal notary of the Court by the King John II of Castile the 9 of March 1453.
Gonzalo de la Cámara - in 1227 in the city of Baeza, Spain, King Ferdinand III of Castile (Fernando Tercero de Castilla el Santo) by Royal Decree, ordered that the Coat of Arms of the knights who were with him in the battle, were displayed in the city, one of the Coat of Arms that was displayed belonged to Don Gonzalo de la Cámara,
