Enrique de Olavide y Michelena
Enrique de Olavide y Michelena | |
|---|---|
| 44th Gervasio Cruzat y Gongora | |
| Succeeded by | Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza |
| 23rd Governor of the Mariana Islands[1] | |
| In office 8 September 1749 – 6 November 1756 | |
| Preceded by | Domingo Gómez de la Sierra |
| Succeeded by | Andrés del Barrio y Rábago |
| 26th Governor of the Mariana Islands[1] | |
| In office 9 June 1768 – 15 September 1771 | |
| Preceded by | José de Soroa |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Tobías |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown unknown |
| Died | unknown unknown |
| Profession | Governor of New Mexico |
Enrique de Olavide y Michelena was the Governor of New Mexico (1746–1809) and the Mariana Islands (1749–1756 and 1768–1771).
Career
Enrique de Olavide y Michelena was appointed Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1736.
Michelena, accepting a petition of
pesos if they did not obey.[2]
Toward the end of his term of appointment, in 1738, Olavide y Michelena traveled to
Albuquerque
. There, he gave up a piece of land to Nicolas Duran De Chavez, which he could use
of temporarily way until a new governor was appointed to New Mexico to officially grant the request. The family of Duran was large and had few resources. He had nine children and a livestock from cows and sheep that had no grazing land.[3][note 1]
He was replaced by Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza in the New Mexico government in 1738.
On 8 September 1749, Olavide y Michelina was appointed governor of the
Spanish Crown. At least 6 families came to the islands.[4] Olavide y Michelena ended his term as Governor on 6 November 1756. Andrés del Barrio y Rábago replaced him. He was appointed Governor of the Mariana Islands a second time on 9 June 1768, ending this term on 15 September 1771. Mariano Tobias was appointed the next Governor of the islands.[1]
Notes
- ^ Finally, the next governor of New Mexico, Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza, granted new lands him.
References
- ^ a b c d Cahoon, Ben. List of governors of Guam.
- ISBN 978-0-8263-5506-5.
- ^ New Mexico Office of the State Historian: Nicolas Duran de Chaves Grant. Posted by J. J. Bowden. Retrieved in Juny 16, 2014, to 20:05 pm.
- ISBN 978-84-686-0824-2.