Domingo de Arrivillaga y Urdinsso

Domingo de Arrivillaga y Urdinsso
Ordinary Mayor of Santiago de Guatemala
In office 1653 –1653 (1 year)
Personal details
Born	Domingo de Arribillaga y Urdinsso 1605 Irún, Kingdom of Navarre, (now Basque Country)
Died	6 December 1664 (1664-12-07) Antigua Guatemala, New Spain (now Guatemala)
Nationality	Spanish
Spouse	María Antonia de Coronado Ulloa
Relations	Arrivillaga Family
Occupation	Soldier, settler, administrator
Military service
Allegiance	Spain
Rank	Captain of Infantry

Captain Domingo de Arrivillaga y Urdinsso, also spelled Arribillaga (1605 - December 6, 1664), was a prominent Basque soldier, settler, and administrator in Santiago de Guatemala (present day Antigua Guatemala). ^[1]

Biography

Arrivillaga was born in Irún, Kingdom of Navarre to a well-off family of Basque descent. He and his brother traveled to the Americas around 1643, first to the Indies, Panama and then Guatemala where they inherited an estate from their uncle. He would spend years growing the property and accumulating immense wealth. Domingo would found the Mayorazgo de Arrivillaga in 1656 after receiving authorization from the crown. Arrivillaga also held administrative positions, most notably as the Second Mayor of Santiago de Guatemala, a position countless of his descendants would hold. At some point he obtained the rank of Captain of Infantry. ^{[2] [3]}

Family

After a few years of living in the colony, Arrivillaga married María Antonia de Coronado Ulloa, a distant relative of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Conquistador and Governor of New Galicia. Her father was the Governor and Captain General of the Province of Veragua. ^[4]

References

1. Melchor, Johann (2023-01-01). "Los Arribillaga en Guatemala del siglo XVII a 1820. El mayorazgo, el ingenio de azúcar y su patrimonio artístico". Anales de la Academia de Geografía e Historia de Guatemala, XCIX.
2. "Casa de Arrivillaga como empresa familiar". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
3. Melchor, Johann (2023-01-01). "Los Arribillaga en Guatemala del siglo XVII a 1820. El mayorazgo, el ingenio de azúcar y su patrimonio artístico". Anales de la Academia de Geografía e Historia de Guatemala, XCIX.
4. Melchor, Johann (2023-01-01). "Los Arribillaga en Guatemala del siglo XVII a 1820. El mayorazgo, el ingenio de azúcar y su patrimonio artístico". Anales de la Academia de Geografía e Historia de Guatemala, XCIX.