After a full military career and becoming a "Piloto Mayor" in the Spanish Navy, he decided to settle in the city of Merida, Department of Yucatan, then New Spain which now belongs to Mexico.
He decided to settle in the city of Merida then New Spain. This was after a full military career and becoming a "Piloto Mayor" in the Spanish Navy. This New Spain now belongs to Mexico. The city of Merida was Department of Yucatan.