Manuel de Sandoval

Manuel de Sandoval
15th Governor of Coahuila
In office
4 February 1729 – 4 September 1733
Preceded byBlas de la Garza Falcón
Succeeded byBlas de la Garza Falcón
14th Governor of Spanish Texas
In office
1734–1736
LieutenantJose Gonzales
Preceded byJuan Antonio Bustillo y Ceballos
Succeeded byCarlos Benites Franquis de Lugo
Personal details
BornSanta Fe, New Mexico, New Spain, Spanish Empire
DiedMexico City, New Spain, Spanish Empire
ProfessionPolitical and soldier

Manuel de Sandoval was a prominent Neomexican soldier who served as governor of Coahuila (1729–1733 ) and Texas (1734–1736). During his administration in Texas, he lived in and worked on the problems of Bexar, but he neglected Los Adaes, which was the capital of Texas and served to control French expansion and prevent it from reaching Texas.[1] Under his administration, the French commander Louis Juchereau de St. Denis transferred a French presidio from Louisiana to Texas, which led to Sandoval being expelled from the government and replaced. Sandoval was accused of several charges linked his administration, which took him to prison and to pay a fine equivalent to 500 dollars.

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