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Content DON DIEGO DE VARGAS AND THE RECONqUEST OF NEW MEXICO 1692 - 1704 A D i s s e r t a t i o n P r e s e n t e d t o t h e F a c u l t y o f t h e D e p a rtm e n t o f H i s
New Mexico Historical Review Volume 10 Number 2 Article 4 4-1-1935 Notes on the Lineage of Don Diego de Vargas, Reconqueror of New Mexico J. Manuel Espinosa Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nmhr Recommended Citation Espinosa, J. Manuel. "Notes on the Lineage of Don Diego de Vargas, Reconqueror of New Mexico."
Aug 1, 1991 · From the letters the Vargas project’s editor, John L. Kessel, extracts a biographical sketch of don Diego de Vargas—captain-general and governor charged with the reconquest and recolonization of New Mexico a dozen years after the 1680 revolt of the province’s native Pueblo Indians.
- Mardith K. Schuetz-Miller
- 1991
Dec 21, 1998 · Don Diego de Vargas, a Spanish nobleman, came to America seeking glory, increased wealth, and adventure. His moment of glory came in 1692 when he led the reconquest of New Mexico. He died in New Mexico on April 8, 1704, the day after signing this document—his last will and testament.
Aug 20, 2012 · State Historian Rick Hendricks will detail what Vargas did and how it worked in ”I Was Godfather to Them: Diego de Vargas and the Reconquest of New Mexico,” the annual Santa Fe Fiesta Lecture at the New Mexico History Museum at 6 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 5.
By the middle 1680s, Vargas was actively pursuing appointments in Guatemala, Peru, and New Mexico. It was the governorship of New Mexico that he succeeded in obtaining, in 1688. Bureaucratic machinations, though, delayed his actual accession to the office until 1691. Don Diego left behind in Mexico City, Nicolasa and three children.
To understand the successful reconquest of New Mexico, orchestrated by Diego de Vargas, knowledge of the larger context of events that were taking place throughout the northern frontier of New Spain is crucial. In 1697, the mission of Nombre de Dios was established about 265 miles south of El Paso del Norte.
