Enrico Martínez (Henrich Martin, Enrico Martínez) was born in Hamburg, Germany, between 1550 and 1560. However, he moved with his family to Seville at a young age. In 1589, he arrived in Mexico and was appointed royal cosmographer. Having a speaking proficiency in German, Latin, Spanish, French, and English, he was also an interpreter for the Holy Office. Martínez worked as a printer between 1599 and 1611, publishing Compendio de la excelencias de la bvlla de la Sancta Cruzada in 1599. He died in 1632.

García Luna, Margarita (García Luna Ortega), and José N. Iturriaga de la Fuente. Viajeros extranjeros en el Estado de México. Toluca: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 1999.