Antonio Valverde Y Cosío
Antonio Valverde y Cosío (1670–February 1737) was the architect behind the disastrous Villasur expedition wherein the famous Spanish colonial scout José Naranjo perished. He was a prominent entrepreneur and Spanish soldier who served as acting governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1716 and as interim governor of this territory from 1718 to 1721. His politics were based, in large part, on stopping the French invasion of New Mexico. Biography Early life Antonio Valverde y Cosío was born around 1670 in Villapresente, Cantabria, Spain.New Mexico Office of the State Historian: Antonio de Valverde Cosio
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List Of Spanish Governors Of New Mexico
Spanish Governors of New Mexico were the political head of government, chief executives of the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (New Mexico) between 1598, when it was established by an expedition by Juan de Oñate, and 1822, following Mexico's Plan of Iguala, declaration of independence. New Mexico became a New Mexico Territory, territory of the United States beginning in U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, 1846, and a New Mexico, state in 1912. History In 1598, Juan de Oñate pioneered 'The Royal Road of the Interior Land', or ''Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro'', between Mexico City and the Tewa village of 'Ohkay Owingeh', or Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico, San Juan Pueblo, founding the Nuevo México Province under the authority of Philip II of Spain, Philip II. He also founded the settlement ''(a Spanish pueblo)'' of San Juan, New Mexico, San Juan on the Rio Grande near the Native Americans in the United States, Native American Pueblo. In 1 ...
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