Enrique de Olavide y Michelena was the Governor of
New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
(1746–1809) and the
Mariana Islands (1749–1756 and 1768–1771).
Career
Enrique de Olavide y Michelena was appointed Governor of
Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1736.
Michelena, accepting a petition of
Alferez Juan Josh Moreno, delivered seven grazing lands (including Cara Del Rio, Santa Cruz and San Marcos) to the garrison of the
Presidio
A presidio ( en, jail, fortification) was a fortified base established by the Spanish Empire around between 16th and 18th centuries in areas in condition of their control or influence. The presidios of Spanish Philippines in particular, were cen ...
of Santa Fe, so that they would have a place where their horses could graze. After the lands were granted, the shepherds who brought their cattle and flocks to these areas were expelled for good. They were forced to leave the lands in fifty days. They would be fined fifty
pesos
The peso is the monetary unit of several countries in the Americas, and the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire, the word translates to "weight". In most countries the peso uses the same sign, "$", as many currencies named "dollar" ...
if they did not obey.
Toward the end of his term of appointment, in 1738, Olavide y Michelena traveled to
Albuquerque
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...
. There, he gave up a piece of land to Nicolas Duran De Chavez, which he could use
of temporarily way until a new governor was appointed to New Mexico to officially grant the request. The family of Duran was large and had few resources. He had nine children and a livestock from cows and sheep that had no grazing land.
New Mexico Office of the State Historian: Nicolas Duran de Chaves Grant
Posted by J. J. Bowden. Retrieved in Juny 16, 2014, to 20:05 pm.[Finally, the next governor of New Mexico, Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza, granted new lands him.]
He was replaced by Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza in the New Mexico government in 1738.
On 8 September 1749, Olavide y Michelina was appointed governor of the Mariana Islands.[Cahoon, Ben]
List of governors of Guam
As the new governor, he promoted the settlement of voluntary families on the Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
island, allowing development. The law was based on the law of the Spanish Crown. At least 6 families came to the islands.
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References
{{Spanish governors of New Mexico
Colonial governors of Santa Fe de Nuevo México
1730s in New Mexico