Manuel Micheltorena | |
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| 9th Governor of California | |
| In office 31 December 1842 – 22 February 1845 | |
| Appointed by | Antonio López de Santa Anna |
| Preceded by | Juan Bautista Alvarado |
| Succeeded by | Pío Pico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1804[1] Oaxaca, New Spain[1] |
| Died | 7 September 1853 (aged 49) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Profession | Politician, soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Mexico |
| Branch/service | .gif){kind=small} Mexican infantry |
| Rank |  General |
| Battles/wars | Second Battle of Cahuenga Pass • Battle of Providencia Mexican-American War • Battle of Buena Vista |
Joseph Manuel María Joaquin Micheltorena y Llano (8 June 1804 – 7 September 1853)[3] was a brigadier general and adjutant-general of the Mexican Army, governor of California, commandant-general and inspector of the department of Las Californias, then within Mexico.[4] Micheltorena was the last non-Californian born Mexican governor, preceding the San Gabriel-born Pío Pico, the last provincial governor.
- ^ a b c Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950
- ^ Robles, Graciela Alessio; Oliver, Angélica; Cortez, Ana María (1984). Catálogo del Fondo Vito Alessio Robles (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. p. 43. ISBN 9789685803830. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
...y general de brigada José Manuel Micheltorena y Llano...
- ^ "José Manuel Micheltorena". Omnibiography. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ Manuel Micheltorena (22 December 1842). "Translation Of Sutter General Land Title". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2007-01-04.