Sunday, August 24, 2025

Question: Why was Paquiquineo baptized as Don Luís de Velasco?

Answer: Paquiquineo, also known as Don Luís de Velasco, was a Native American from the Chesapeake Bay who was taken by the Spaniards when he was a boy and brought to Mexico City, where he was baptized and given the name of his godfather, Viceroy Don Luís de Velasco.