Manuel Micheltorena | |
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| 9thGovernor ofCalifornia | |
| In office 31 December 1842 – 22 February 1845 | |
| Appointed by | Antonio López de Santa Anna |
| Preceded by | Juan Bautista Alvarado |
| Succeeded by | Pío Pico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph (José) Manuel María Joaquin Micheltorena y Llano[1][2] 8 June 1804[1] |
| Died | 7 September 1853(1853-09-07) (aged 49) |
| Profession | Politician, soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Mexico |
| Branch/service | .gif) Mexican infantry |
| Rank |  General |
| Battles/wars | Second Battle of Cahuenga Pass • Battle of Providencia Mexican-American War • Battle of Buena Vista |
Joseph Manuel María Joaquin Micheltorena y Llano (8 June 1804 – 7 September 1853)[3] was abrigadier general andadjutant-general of theMexican Army,governor ofCalifornia,commandant-general and inspector of the department ofLas Californias, then withinMexico.[4] Micheltorena was the last non-Californian born Mexican governor, preceding theSan Gabriel–bornPío Pico, the last provincial governor.
Micheltorena was born in 1804 inOaxaca City, Mexico, into a prominentBasque family.[5] His parents were Army Captain Joseph Eusebio Micheltorena (who in 1819 was included among a list of notable foreigners in Mexico),[6] and Catarina Gertrudis Llano. He was baptized at five days old atOaxaca Cathedral. His grandparents were Joseph de Micheltorena (Mitxeltorena) and María Encarnación de Herrera (paternal), and Joseph Augustín de Llano and María Romero (maternal).[1]
Micheltorena was appointedgovernor ofCalifornia byMexican presidentAntonio López de Santa Anna, the territory's 9th, and served from 30 December 1842 until his ouster in 1845.
Micheltorena continued previous governors' policy oflarge land grants ("ranchos"), making 115 land grants in 1843 and 1844. He faced criticism, opposition, and eventually rebellion by theCalifornios who wanted local-born governors.
Micheltorena brought with him from Mexico a group of soldiers that included criminals, and who were derisively referred to by some ascholos,[7] to enforce his policies. Micheltorena was defeated at the 1845Battle of Providencia, left California, and was succeeded byPío Pico as governor.
Micheltorena served as Brigadier-General, Chief of Staff toAntonio López de Santa Anna's Army of the North in theMexican–American War in 1847. Micheltorena handled artillery at theBattle of La Angostura.[citation needed]
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