Preceded by Juan Bautista de Anza Spouse(s) Politician | Succeeded by Fernando Chacón | |
Fernando de la Concha was the Governor of New Mexico between 1789 and 1794.
Biography
Fernando de la Concha was joined to Spanish Army in his youth, becoming eventually in Colonel. De la Concha was appointed Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1789. He opened a trade route in Santa Fe from the East. In 1792, on orders of the viceroy Revillagigedo, Concha sent Pedro Vial, Vicente Villanueva, and Vicente Espinosa to Saint Louis, Missouri, from Santa Fe, establishing a trade route. This route would become in the trade Santa Fe - Missouri of Santa Fe Trail.
Fernando de la Concha was replaced by Fernando Chacón in the New Mexico government in 1794.
References
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