Juan Flores de Sierra
Juan Flores de Sierra y Valdés | |
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10th Spanish Governor of New Mexico | |
In office Spring 1641 – Autumn 1641 | |
Preceded by | Luis de Rosas |
Succeeded by | Francisco Gomes |
Personal details | |
Died | Autumn 1641 Santa Fe, Nuevo México (New Mexico) |
Profession | Soldier and Governor of New Mexico |
Juan Flores de Sierra y Valdés (died in 1641) was a Spanish soldier who served as Governor of New Mexico in 1641. He was replaced at his death by Francisco Gomes.
Biography
Juan Flores de Sierra joined the
In 1641, Viceroy Diego López Pacheco made De Sierra the Acting Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. [1][2] After arriving in Santa Fe, Valdez acted as "Residence's Judge" to previous governor, Luis de Rosas.[3] As such, Valdes investigated the administration of De Rosas, as well as the veracity of the charges that the Franciscans had issued against him (they had several confrontations with De Rosas). The investigation was made under the orders of Viceroy.[2] After the investigation, Valdes imprisoned De Rosas, whose administration he considered harmful to the population.[2]
Initially, Valdez wanted to keep some of the people who had worked with Luis de Rosas in the government of New Mexico in their charges, on the
The fatigue caused by the long journey (he had traveled "over fifteen hundred miles from Mexico City to Santa Fe") made Valdes sick. He appointed Sergeant Francisco Gomes lieutenant governor in order to continue the investigation of Luis de Rosas. Valdés died in autumn 1641 as the shortest-serving governor of New Mexico (from spring 1641 to autumn 1641).[1][2]
Personal life
Juan Flores de Sierra had at least one son: Juan Flores de Sierra y Valdes II, who became Melchor's lieutenant in the Californian town of San Diego.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Cosentino, Stew (December 22, 2010). History of New Mexico: land of the brave, Land of the Slaves.
- ^ a b c d e f New Mexico History.org: Juan Flores de Sierra y Valdés. Consulted in September 2, 2015.
- ^ Dossier concerning the abuses of Luis de Rosas, governor of New Mexico. Page 3. EScholarship: University of California.
- ^ Hendricks, Kick; Mandell, Gerald (Spring 2006). Fernando de Valdes Llanos - UNM Open Journals Portal. Retrieved in June 20, 2014, to 15:00 pm.