José Manuel Gallegos

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José Manuel Gallegos (October 30, 1815 – April 21, 1875) was a delegate to the

Biography

Born in

In 1862, Gallegos was made a prisoner of war by the Texas Confederate troops when they came through Santa Fe. He served as Treasurer of the New Mexico Territory in 1865 and 1866, and as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in New Mexico in 1868.

Gallegos was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second U.S. Congress (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873). At the time he did not speak English and asked to be permitted a translator on the Floor of the House of Representatives, this request was denied. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third U.S. Congress. He died in Santa Fe, and was interred there in the Catholic Cemetery.

See also

• Santacafé - a Santa Fe restaurant housed in Gallego's historic home
• List of Hispanic Americans in the United States Congress

References

• United States Congress. "José Manuel Gallegos (id: G000022)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Further reading

• Chavez, Angelico (1985). Très macho - he said: Padre Gallegos of Albuquerque, New Mexico's first congressman. Santa Fe, N.M.: William Gannon.
  ISBN 978-0-88307-669-9
  . Retrieved 2018-07-01.

• "Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995: José Manuel Gallegos" Library of Congress

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