Fernando de la Concha
Fernando de la Chacón | |
|---|---|
| 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 was joined to Spanish Army in his youth, becoming eventually in Colonel. [1] De la Concha was appointed Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1789. He opened a trade route in Santa Fe from the East. 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 become in the trade Santa Fe - Missouri of 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. Editing of Spanish usage and index by Jose F. Martinez.