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==Biography== |
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Fernando de la Concha |
Fernando de la Concha joined the [[Spanish Army]] in his youth, eventually becoming a [[Colonel]]. <ref>[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/chronicles/v009/v009p195.html Chronicles of Oklahoma. Volume 9, No. 2. Written in June, 1931. The First Santa Fe Expedition 1792-1793]. Alfred B. Thomas, Ph. D., University of Oklahoma. Page 195.</ref> |
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De la Concha was appointed Governor of [[Santa Fe de Nuevo México]] in 1789 |
De la Concha was appointed Governor of [[Santa Fe de Nuevo México]] in 1789. In 1792, on orders of the [[viceroy]] [[Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo|Revillagigedo]], Concha sent Pedro Vial, Vicente Villanueva, and Vicente Espinosa to [[Saint Louis, Missouri]], from Santa Fe, establishing a trade route. This route would be later known as the [[Santa Fe Trail]]. <ref>[https://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/blm/ut/29/chap11.htm A Forgotten Kingdom: The Spanish Frontier in Colorado and New Mexico, 1540-1821. BLM Cultural Resources Series (Colorado: No. 29): Chapter XI. New Mexico, 1776-1821: a poetic places journal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327110453/https://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/blm/ut/29/chap11.htm |date=March 27, 2009 }}. Editing of Spanish usage and index by Jose F. Martinez.</ref> |
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Fernando de la Concha was replaced by [[Fernando Chacón]] in the New Mexico government in 1794. |
Fernando de la Concha was replaced by [[Fernando Chacón]] in the New Mexico government in 1794. |
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Revision as of 19:18, 1 May 2019
Fernando de la Chacón | |
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| 56th Spanish Governor of New Mexico | |
| In office 1789–1794 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Bautista de Anza |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Chacón |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Politician |
Fernando de la Concha was the Governor of New Mexico between 1789 and 1794.
Biography
Fernando de la Concha joined the Spanish Army in his youth, eventually becoming a Colonel. [1] De la Concha was appointed Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1789. In 1792, on orders of the viceroy Revillagigedo, Concha sent Pedro Vial, Vicente Villanueva, and Vicente Espinosa to Saint Louis, Missouri, from Santa Fe, establishing a trade route. This route would be later known as the Santa Fe Trail. [2]
Fernando de la Concha was replaced by Fernando Chacón in the New Mexico government in 1794.
References
- ^ Chronicles of Oklahoma. Volume 9, No. 2. Written in June, 1931. The First Santa Fe Expedition 1792-1793. Alfred B. Thomas, Ph. D., University of Oklahoma. Page 195.
- ^ A Forgotten Kingdom: The Spanish Frontier in Colorado and New Mexico, 1540-1821. BLM Cultural Resources Series (Colorado: No. 29): Chapter XI. New Mexico, 1776-1821: a poetic places journal Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Editing of Spanish usage and index by Jose F. Martinez.