Hugo Oconór
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Hugo Oconór ('Hugh O'Connor) was a military governor of Northern Mexico (including what is now the US State of Texas), appointed by the Spanish viceroy of New Spain in 1767. He served until 1777 when failing health led him to be transferred to the Yucatan Peninsula, where he served until his death in 1779.
An order relating to the period read:
| San Xavier del Bac.
August 20, 1775 I, Hugo Oconor, knight of the order of Calatrava, colonel of infantry in His Majesty's armies and commandant inspector of the frontier posts of New Spain Certify that having conducted the exploration prescribed in Article three of the New Royal Regulation of Presidios issued by His Majesty on the tenth of September of 1772 for the moving of the company of San Ignacio de Tubac in the Province of Sonora, I selected and marked out in the presence of Father Francisco Garces and Lieutenant Juan de Carmona a place known as San Agustin del Tucson as the new site of the Presidio. It is situated at a distance of eighteen leagues from Tubac, fulfills the requirements of water, pasture, and wood and effectively closes the Apache frontier. The designation of the New Presidio becomes official with the signatures of myself, Father Francisco Garces, and Lieutenant Juan de Carmona, at this mission of San Xavier del Bac, on this twentieth day of August of the year 1775. Hugo Oconor |
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[edit] See also
List of Texas Governors and Presidents
[edit] External links
Irish Migration Studies in Latin America document containing information about Hugo Oconór
