Francisco Rui

Francisco Rui
1ª Commandants of Upper Louisiana
In office
1767–1768
Succeeded byPedro Piernas
Personal details
BornUnknown
Died1790 [citation needed]
ProfessionAdministrator (commander governor of Illinois, commander of St. Louis)

Francisco Rui (Ríos) y Morales[1] was a Spanish soldier who served as Commandant Governor of Illinois (between 1767 and 1768).

  1. ^ "The Spanish Regime in Missouri: The Spanish regime in Missouri; a collection of papers and documents relating to upper Louisiana principally within the present limits of Missouri during the dominion of Spain, from the Archives of the Indies at Seville, etc., translated from the original Spanish into English, and including also some papers concerning the supposed grant to Col. George Morgan at the mouth of the Ohio, found in the Congressional library". Retrieved 18 October 2014.