The result of AA's most recent study in 2007 were promising. According to AA, 33 percent of the 8,000 North American members it surveyed had remained sober for over 10 years. Twelve percent were sober for 5 to 10 years; 24 percent were sober 1 to 5 years; and 31 percent were sober for less than a year.
oÃate, juan de (ca. 1550â1626). Juan de OÃ±ate, explorer and founder of the first European settlements in the upper Rio Grande valley of New Mexico, son of CristÃ³bal de OÃ±ate and Catalina de Salazar, was born around 1550, most likely in the frontier settlement of Zacatecas, Mexico.
The place and date of Juan Rodriguez Cabrilloâs birth are uncertain, but the 16th century historian, Antonio de Herrera, believed he was from Portugal. The first documentation of the young conquistadorâs existence dates back to 1519, when Cabrilloâs name appeared among the list of officers who served in Hernan Cortesâ army.