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Mariano Martínez De Lejarza
Mariano Martínez de Lejarza was acting Governor of the territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (in present-day New Mexico) from 1844 to 1845. Career Martínez was a native of the State of Mexico. He spent most of his career in Chihuahua, and in October 1843 was appointed by General Mariano Monterde military commandant in Santa Fe. Martínez held the rank of brevet Brigadier General. He was appointed governor on 30 March 1844 and took office on 29 April. He initiated various improvements in Santa Fe, for example planting trees on the ''plaza de armas'' and along the street and road leading northwest to the Rosario chapel, with a ditch to provide water for them. He also converted the plaza into a bullfight arena, with stalls for spectators. He also borrowed a press so he could start publishing a newspaper. New Mexico was a province of Mexico until 30 December 1836. It then became a department, with a departmental legislature in Santa Fe and representation in the Departmental Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mexican Governors Of New Mexico
Mexican governors of New Mexico were the political chief executives of the province and later territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (New Mexico) between 1822, when Mexico gained independence from Spain, and 1846, when the United States occupied the territory following the Mexican–American War. It was succeeded as a territory of the United States, and as the U.S. state of New Mexico. History In January 1822 the last Governor under the Spanish regime, Facundo Melgares, lost the title of governor and was now called ''géfe político'' (political chief) and ''géfe militar'' (military chief). Melgáres left the political office on July 5, 1822, and Francisco Xavier Chavez took his place, holding office for just five months, when he was succeeded in November 1822 by Colonel José Antonio Vizcarra. Vizcarra had succeeded Melgáres as ''géfe militar'' in October 1822. In September 1823, a retired Militia Captain named Don Bartolomé Baca was appointed ''géfe politico''. Eleven mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |