Mariano Valera
Mariano Valera (born 1770) was a Novohispanic military man who served as a captain in Guajoquilla (today's Jimenez), Coahuila, lieutenant governor of Manuel Maria de Salcedo in Texas, chief of the Texas government department, and commander of the military garrisons that defended the province's presidios. He also served, briefly, as interim governor of Texas in 1815, replacing Cristóbal Domínguez, as did his predecessor Benito Armiñán, although he only governed for a week or one year (according to different authors). Biography Born in 1770, his exact birthplace is unknown, although it is known that he was born somewhere in present-day Mexico. Around 1887, when he was seventeen, he joined the army in the region of Guajoquilla (today's Jimenez), in Coahuila. His military achievements allowed him to be promoted to the position of captain of the region. In May 1807, after the arrival of Zebulon M. Pike's troops to Guajoquilla, Valera accompanied them to the Presidio o ...
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