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24 May 1525 – 28 January 1526: Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino. 29 January 1526 – 24 June 1526: Alonso de Estrada, Rodrigo de Albornoz. 25 June 1526 – 3 July 1526: Hernán Cortés. 4 July 1526 – 16 July 1526: Luis Ponce de León. 16 July 1526 – 1 March 1527: Marcos de Aguilar.
The governor-general of the Philippines (Filipinas; Filipino: Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas/Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed by Mexico City and Madrid (1565–1898) and the United States (1898–1946), and briefly by Great Britain (1762–1764) and Japan (1942–1945).
Jan 2, 2019 · Updated 5:47 PM PDT, January 1, 2019. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The top job in New Mexico passed from one Latina governor to another Tuesday as Michelle Lujan Grisham took the oath of office, announcing it was time to spend more money on education and address climate change through the regulation of a booming oil industry and promotion of ...
Juan de Oñate y Salazar was a Spanish conquistador from New Spain, explorer, and colonial governor of the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in the viceroyalty of New Spain. He led early Spanish expeditions to the Great Plains and Lower Colorado River Valley, encountering numerous indigenous tribes in their homelands there. Oñate founded settlements in the province, now in the ...
Some of these tribes saw Spain as the great adversary; others as an important ally. Historian Thomas begins his book with 85 pp of historical background of this turbulent time. Then there are 300 pp of historical documents. These primary source materials include official Spanish reports, diaries, and letters. Editorial Notes. Index. Bibliography.
- Alfred B. Thomas
Died. January 25, 1642. Profession. Soldier and administrator (governor of New Mexico) Luis de Rosas (died January 25, 1642) was a soldier who served as the ninth Spanish Governor of New Mexico from 1637 until 1641, when he was then imprisoned and assassinated. During his administration, de Rosas clashed with the Franciscans, mainly because of ...
Gov. Lujan Grisham was born in Los Alamos and graduated from St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe and earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of New Mexico. Before her time as governor, she served as the New Mexico Secretary of Health under Gov. Bill Richardson. She also spent three terms representing New Mexico’s District ...
