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Juan Valdez (governor)

Juan Valdez (governor)

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Juan Valdez was Governor of Texas and Coahuila, and lieutenant general and alcalde (mayor) of the presidio and villa of Bexar in 1714 and 1716.

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Biography

Juan Valdez was chosen governor of Texas[1] and Coahuila[2] twice: in 1714 and in 1716. He was mayor of the presidio of villa of Bexar (San Antonio, Texas) in 1720. During his mayoralty in Bexar, he established a mission in a place of San Jose and San Miguel de Aguayo, under orders of the viceroy of New Spain,[1] even after that Antonio de Olivares filed a petition asking that the mission not be done in Zacatecas (in modern Mexico)[1][3] as it had been planned to establish a new mission.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    VALDEZ, JUAN | The Handbook of Texas Online. Posted by Frank Goodwyn. Consulted 4 April 2011
  2. [2]
    Provinces of New Spain
  3. [3]
    Edmondson, J. R. (2000). Alamo Story: From Early History to Current Conflicts. Page 15. Republic of Texas Press.
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