Manuel de Sandoval
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Manuel de Sandoval was a prominent military and the governor of Coahuila
(1729–1733 ) and Texas
(1734–1736)
, New Mexico
to end XVIIth century, but as with other Spanish governor of Texas
the exact date of his birth is unknown. In 1707, he joined the army of Santa Fe. Its military capabilities helped him progress from cadet to Captain of grenadiers of the regiment of Santa Fe. Sandoval participated in the army twenty years, until in 1729 the king appointed him governor of Coahuila
, in Mexico
today. He left the government of that city in 1733. Later, in early 1734, he was appointed governor of Texas. Sandoval lived most of his time as governor of Texas in San Fernando de Bexar, although Los Adaes
was the state capital and San Fernando suffered constant attacks by the Apaches. In 1735, the French commander Louis Juchereau de St. Denis
took the absence of Sandoval in Los Adaes to move the strong French Natchiloches to west of Red River,starting a French colonization in the region. Protests of Sandoval and Jose Gonzales, his deputy in Adaes, made against the French strong were to no avail. Because the French invasion, and therefore, to his failure of political management in the state, the Viceroy
, Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta
, decided that the best option would be to remove to Sandoval in his political office of Texas and replaced by Carlos Benites Franquis de Lugo
in September 1736. After Lugo Franquis came into power, he ordered the arrest of Sandoval and accused him of seven counts of official misconduct. In 1737 the Viceroy called the two governors and ordered them to carry out an official accounting of their administrations. Although of they achieved the elimination of the charges against, Sandoval had to pay a $ 500 fine for not having lived in Los Adaes when he was governor of Texas and by not have book keeping. He spent several years in prison and in 1741 he was released from prison, declaring also able to continue to provide military and political services to the king. He settled in Mexico City
, where he worked in professional the Sergeant Major of Urban Regimental of Commerce until his death.
, France
and the United States
on the eastern border of Texas.
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...
(1729–1733 ) 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...
(1734–1736)
Biography
Manuel de Sandoval was born in Santa FeSanta Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
to end XVIIth century, but as with other Spanish governor of 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...
the exact date of his birth is unknown. In 1707, he joined the army of Santa Fe. Its military capabilities helped him progress from cadet to Captain of grenadiers of the regiment of Santa Fe. Sandoval participated in the army twenty years, until in 1729 the king appointed him governor 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...
, in Mexico
Mexico
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today. He left the government of that city in 1733. Later, in early 1734, he was appointed governor of Texas. Sandoval lived most of his time as governor of Texas in San Fernando de Bexar, although Los Adaes
Los Adaes
Los Adaes was the capital of Tejas on the northeastern frontier of New Spain from 1729 to 1770. It included a mission, San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes, and a presidio, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Adaes . The site is located in the present-day Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The Los Adaes...
was the state capital and San Fernando suffered constant attacks by the Apaches. In 1735, the French commander Louis Juchereau de St. Denis
Louis Juchereau de St. Denis
Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis was born in Beauport, New France to Nicolas Juchereau and Marie Thérèse Giffard, the eleventh of twelve children. He was the grandson of Robert Giffard de Moncel, a surgeon who became a nobleman of New France. St...
took the absence of Sandoval in Los Adaes to move the strong French Natchiloches to west of Red River,starting a French colonization in the region. Protests of Sandoval and Jose Gonzales, his deputy in Adaes, made against the French strong were to no avail. Because the French invasion, and therefore, to his failure of political management in the state, the Viceroy
Viceroy
A viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...
, Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta
Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta
Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta was archbishop of Mexico from March 21, 1731 to January 25, 1747 and Spanish viceroy of New Spain from March 17, 1734 to August 17, 1740....
, decided that the best option would be to remove to Sandoval in his political office of Texas and replaced by Carlos Benites Franquis de Lugo
Carlos Benites Franquis de Lugo
Carlos Benites Franquis de Lugo, was a Spanish governor of Texas between 1736 - 1737.- Biography :Carlos Benites Franquis de Lugo, was born in La Orotava, Tenerife in 1691. When he was young, he moved to Havana, Cuba, where he married Ángela de Alarcón y Ocaña. Later, in 1736 Philip V...
in September 1736. After Lugo Franquis came into power, he ordered the arrest of Sandoval and accused him of seven counts of official misconduct. In 1737 the Viceroy called the two governors and ordered them to carry out an official accounting of their administrations. Although of they achieved the elimination of the charges against, Sandoval had to pay a $ 500 fine for not having lived in Los Adaes when he was governor of Texas and by not have book keeping. He spent several years in prison and in 1741 he was released from prison, declaring also able to continue to provide military and political services to the king. He settled in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, where he worked in professional the Sergeant Major of Urban Regimental of Commerce until his death.
The Sandoval case
The research conducted on the Sandoval case was extensive and covered some thirty volumes, which were added additional forty volumes that collected many of the above events occurred in Texas. This material was important when, in the early nineteenth century, were carried out negotiations between SpainSpain
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, France
France
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and the United States
United States
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on the eastern border of Texas.