Manuel Micheltorena
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| Manuel Micheltorena | |
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| In office 1842 – 1845 |
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| Appointed by | Antonio López de Santa Anna |
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| Preceded by | Juan Bautista Alvarado |
| Succeeded by | Pío Pico |
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| Died | September 7, 1853 |
| Profession | Politician, Soldier |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Manuel Micheltorena (d. September 7, 1853), Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, Adjutant-General of the same, Governor, Commandant-General and Inspector of the Department of the California.[1] He received this appointment by the President of Mexico, Antonio López de Santa Anna and served from December 30, 1842 until his ouster in 1845.
Micheltorena was instrumental in the privatisation of California land. With loyalties firmly seated in Mexico City, he faced criticism, opposition and eventually war from the Californios. He led a rag-tag team of soldiers comprised of criminals of lower-class mixed ancestry, who were derisively referred to as cholos. They were insufficient to sustain him in the 1845 Battle of Providencia against Juan Bautista Alvarado.
[edit] References
- ^ Manuel Micheltorena. "Translation Of Sutter General Land Title", Library of Congress, 22 December 1842. Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- Irvine, Leigh H. [1905]. "vol. I, chap. III", A History Of The New California - Its Resources And People. New York: The Lewis Publishing Company. OCLC 35952214. Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
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| Preceded by Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo |
Comandante General of Alta California 1842-1845 |
Succeeded by José Castro |
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| Portolà • Fages • Rivera • Neve • Fages • Roméu • Arrillaga • Borica • Alberni • Arrillaga • José Darío Argüello • Solá • Luis Antonio Argüello • Echeandía • Victoria • Pío Pico • Zamorano/Echeandía • Figueroa • Castro • Gutierrez • Chico • Gutierrez • Alvarado • Carrillo • Alvarado • Micheltorena • Pío Pico • Flores • Andrés Pico |
