Antonio de Ibargaray

Antonio de Ibargaray (or Ybargaray) was a Franciscan missionary to New Spain.

Biography

Ibargaray was born in Bilbao around the year 1602. He entered the Franciscan order on 17 January 1629, in the in Mexico City. On 20 January 1630, he made his solemn vows in the in Puebla. and Galisteo (1663–1665). On 6 October 1653, he was elected as , or head, of the Franciscan missions in New Mexico, a position he held until 1656. By 1668, Ibargaray was a definitor of the Franciscan order.

Governor Bernardo López de Mendizábal described Ibargaray as "very headstrong and uncontrolled".