Jose Chacón Medina Salazar y Villaseñor

José Chacón Medina Salazar y Villaseñor
35th Spanish Governor of New Mexico
In office
1707–1712
Preceded by Francisco Cuervo y Valdés
Succeeded by Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón
Personal details
Born 1668
Profession Military and Governor of New Mexico

José Chacón Medina Salazar y Villaseñor (1668 - ??) was a Spanish official who served as Governor of New Mexico between 1707 and 1712. Salazar y Villaseñor was Marquis de Peñuela[1] and Knight of the Order of Santiago.

Early life

Jose Chacón Medina Salazar y Villaseñor was born in 1668.[2] He joined the Spanish Army in his youth, eventually becoming an Admiral of the Marines.[3]

New Spain

He was appointed Captain General and Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1707, in place of Francisco Cuervo y Valdés.[3]

Chacon rebuilt the chapel at San Miguel, Santa Fe, which had been destroyed in the Pueblo Revolt uprising of 1680.[4][5] Under his orders, Hurtado made a military campaign against the Navajo people.[6]

In 1703, Sebastian Martin obtained a concession area of the land of his brother, northeast of the Pueblo of San Juan, but lost the testimony and writing documenting the lease. So in 1712, Martin asked Governor Salazar y Villaseñor for confirmation of his title. The May 23, 1712, Chacon investigated the application and decided that Martin should be protected. So, Chacón accepted the concession, voiding all other instruments and ordered Provincial Secretary Cristóbal de Góngora to grant the limits that had been requested and handed back the legal possession of it to its owner.[7]

In 1712, Salazar y Villaseñor was replaced by Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon in the New Mexico government .

References

  1. ↑ Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1 July 2008). The Spanish Archives of New Mexico. Sunstone Press. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-0-86534-684-0.
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com : Jose Chacón Medina Salazar y Villaseñor.
  3. 1 2 Melendez, A. Gabriel; Lomelí, Francisco A., eds. (16 March 2012). The Writings of Eusebio Chacón. UNM Press. pp. 312–. ISBN 978-0-8263-5102-9.
  4. ↑ 1745 - Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps. 2008 - 2009 New Mexico Humanities Council.
  5. ↑ Prince, L. Bradford (20 August 2009). Historical Sketches of New Mexico. Sunstone Press. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-0-86534-730-4.
  6. ↑ Aztlan: the History, Resources, and Attractions of New Mexico. Page 244.
  7. ↑ New Mexico Office of the State Historian : Sebastian Martin. Posted by J. J. Bowden.
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