Juan Valiente Spanish

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 black conquistador

Conquistador

Conquistadors were Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th to 16th centuries, following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492...

.
As many black conquistadors like Juan Garrido

Juan Garrido

Juan Garrido was a black conquistador. He crossed the Atlantic as a freedman in the 1510s and participated in the siege of Tenochtitlan. He was African by birth and while living in Spain chose a Spanish name, Juan Garrido Slavery and Beyond: The African Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean By...

 and Sebastián Toral in Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, Juan Bardales in Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

 and Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

, or Juan Beltrán (among others), Valiente was born with another name in Western Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

 till 1505 and arrived as slave to Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, where was bought by a Spanish called Alonso Valiente

Alonso Valiente

Alonso Valiente was a Spanish conqueror. He was Hernan Cortés' cousin and secretary. He was one of the first governors of Mexico City...

, who baptized and carried him to Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

.

In 1533, he signed a contract with his proprietor which allowed him to seek new chances as a conquistador and allowing him to come back after four years with profits. He arrived in Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

 and participated in Pedro de Almagro's expedition.
He arrived in Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 with Almagro, and joined Pedro de Valdivia's company.

Valiente contributed to establish Santiago de Chile in 1546 and was compensated with a ranch on the outskirts. Four years later, he received a commission and he made up a family with Juana de Valdivia, an Africa former slave, once belonging to a governor.

In Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

, Valiente made a certain fortune and could live freely. Nonetheless, Alonso Valiente

Alonso Valiente

Alonso Valiente was a Spanish conqueror. He was Hernan Cortés' cousin and secretary. He was one of the first governors of Mexico City...

 had not forgotten his business deal. Valiente conceded him a new installment, and in 1541, sent a grandson of his to negotiate with his slave a reasonable price to liberate him from his property. However, he never forgot his slave condition and tried to pay; but due to a corrupt official, he was unable to do so. Alonso Valiente insisted on recovering his money, but it was too late, Juan Valiente had died and was laid to rest in Araucanía.