Fernando de la Concha was the Governor of

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

between 1789 and 1794.

Biography

Fernando de la Concha joined the

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in his youth, eventually becoming a

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

. De la Concha was appointed Governor of

Santa Fe de Nuevo México Santa Fe de Nuevo México ( en, Holy Faith of New Mexico; shortened as Nuevo México or Nuevo Méjico, and translated as New Mexico in English) was a Kingdom of the Spanish Empire and New Spain, and later a territory of independent Mexico. The ...

in 1789. In 1792 (and following orders of the

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Revillagigedo) Concha sent explorers

Pedro Vial Pedro Vial, or Pierre Vial (c. 1746 in Lyon, France – October 1814 in Santa Fe, New Mexico), was a French explorer and frontiersman who lived among the Comanche and Wichita Indians for many years. He later worked for the Spanish government as ...

, Vicente Villanueva, and Vicente Espinosa to Saint Louis to establish a trade route. This route would be later known as the

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. 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. Fernando de la Concha was replaced by

Fernando Chacón Fernando Chacón was a Spanish soldier who served as a governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, modern day New Mexico, between 1794 and 1804. He was a Knight of the Order of Santiago. Biography As a young boy, Chacón joined the Spanish Army. Event ...

in the New Mexico government in 1794.

References

External links

UAIR: Revilla Gigedo (conde de) (virrey). note to governor of New Mexico Fernando de la Concha acknowledging receipt of report that grain supplies for Apaches and mumbres are being distributed.
{{Spanish governors of New Mexico Colonial governors of Santa Fe de Nuevo México