Juan Bautista Elguézabal
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Juan Bautista Elguezabal (1741–1805) was governor of Texas
from 1800 to 1805. He also ruled this state temporarily in 1797, and Louisiana
(1803).
in the Mexican state of Coahuila
and Texas
. A year later, in 1796, he was appointed assistant governor of Texas Manuel Muñoz
, who was very sick and he became Acting governor
in August the following year (1797). In this year, he made an inspection of the Bay. In 1800, Elguezabal took the government of the province of Texas, in the absence of his governor José Irigoyen
. In 1803, however, he also became acting governor of Louisiana
, after the state was sold to the United States. In this moment, many immigrants living in Louisiana sent petitions calling for his transfer to Texas and his neglect of Louisiana. After returning to Texas, he developed a more liberal policy that had been the province until then, mired by a high poverty that caught most of its population. Under his administration in the province, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and Native American
Choctaw
, with the more autonomy they had acquired with the government of Manuel Munoz, obtained permission to settle east of the Trinity River (Texas)
. The government of Elguezabal should have been temporary, since, as mentioned above, the provincial government actually belonged to José Irigoyen, appointed by the king, who had governed Texas between 1798 and 1800. However he never returned to the province to claim its government, and Elguezabal, continued to serve as governor until his death in San Antonio on October 5, 1805.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
from 1800 to 1805. He also ruled this state temporarily in 1797, and Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
(1803).
Biography
Juan Bautista Elguezabal, was born in 1741, but it is not know the place where he was born or what he lived until he turned sixty-five years. In 1795, he was appointed assistant inspector of PresidioPresidio
A presidio is a fortified base established by the Spanish in North America between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. The fortresses were built to protect against pirates, hostile native Americans and enemy colonists. Other presidios were held by Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth...
in the Mexican state of Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. A year later, in 1796, he was appointed assistant governor of Texas Manuel Muñoz
Manuel Muñoz (Governor of Spanish Texas)
Manuel Muñoz was a soldier, a colonel and governor of Texas between 1790 and 1798.- Early life :Manuel Muñoz was born, in 1730, probably in Matamoros, a city of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. He was serving as Captain of the Spanish Army when, in 1759, he temporarily settled in Texas as the first...
, who was very sick and he became Acting governor
Acting governor
An acting governor is a constitutional position created in some U.S. states when the governor dies in office or resigns. In some states, the governor may also be declared to be incapacitated and unable to function for various reasons, including illness and absence from the state for more than a...
in August the following year (1797). In this year, he made an inspection of the Bay. In 1800, Elguezabal took the government of the province of Texas, in the absence of his governor José Irigoyen
José Irigoyen
José Irigoyen was appointed Spanish Acting governor of Texas in 1798, but he never came to work as governor.- Biography :José Irigoyen was born in the eighteenth century, but the exact date he was born is unknown. The same can be said of where he was born...
. In 1803, however, he also became acting governor of Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, after the state was sold to the United States. In this moment, many immigrants living in Louisiana sent petitions calling for his transfer to Texas and his neglect of Louisiana. After returning to Texas, he developed a more liberal policy that had been the province until then, mired by a high poverty that caught most of its population. Under his administration in the province, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
Choctaw
Choctaw
The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...
, with the more autonomy they had acquired with the government of Manuel Munoz, obtained permission to settle east of the Trinity River (Texas)
Trinity River (Texas)
The Trinity River is a long river that flows entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. It rises in extreme north Texas, a few miles south of the Red River. The headwaters are separated by the high bluffs on the south side of the Red River....
. The government of Elguezabal should have been temporary, since, as mentioned above, the provincial government actually belonged to José Irigoyen, appointed by the king, who had governed Texas between 1798 and 1800. However he never returned to the province to claim its government, and Elguezabal, continued to serve as governor until his death in San Antonio on October 5, 1805.