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'''Alberto Maynez''' was the Governor of [[New Mexico]] between 1807 and 1808 and between 1814 and 1816.
== Biography==
Maynez was appointed Governor of [[Santa Fe de Nuevo México]] in 1807, ruling the then Spanish province until 1808. After this, Alberto Maynez was replaced by [[José Manrique]] in the New Mexico government.
He allowed the [[Neomexicanos]] to trade with the pagan peoples and [[Nueva Vizcaya, New Spain|Nueva Vizcaya]], only needing government approval and passports (the latter were required to confirm that the number of armed men in the transactions was enough) .
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Later, he was appointment acting Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1814. In that year, Mainez was appointed [[city councilman]] in Santa Fe and also served as protector of Native Americans in New Mexico. The settlers in the [[Pecos River]], regardless of government approval, continued hunting and trading with the [[Comanche people]], establishing good relations with them. <ref name=" TowEx:EPCa"> [http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/kcc/chap9b.htm Chapter 9: Toward Extinction, 1794-1840. The End of Prospector Castro]. Retrieved in June 19, 2014, to 01:30 pm..</ref>
In 1816, during the final year of his government in New Mexico, 280 Spanish colonists protested for the new 5% tax (which was reduced by the [[Alcalde|Alcalde Mayor]] of [[Taos, New Mexico|Taos]], Pedro Martin, being jailed for it). The complaint was delivered to Maynez who "addressed the grievance by accepting the citizens oath of loyalty to the Spanish Crown". So, the Alcalde Mayor Pedro Martin decided resign, being so replaced. <ref name=" THTTCHS"> [http://taoscountyhistoricalsociety.org/taoshistory.html Taos History and Timeline - Taos County Historical Society]. Retrieved in June 19, 2014, to 01:45 pm..</ref>
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Alberto Maynez | |
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| 59th Spanish governor of New Mexico | |
| In office 1807–1808 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquín del Real Alencaster |
| Succeeded by | José Manrique |
| 61st Spanish governor of New Mexico | |
| In office 1814–1816 | |
| Preceded by | José Manrique |
| Succeeded by | Pedro María de Allande |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown unknown |
| Died | unknown unknown |
| Profession | Governor of New Mexico |
Alberto Maynez was the Governor of New Mexico between 1807 and 1808 and between 1814 and 1816.
Biography
Maynez joined to the Spanish Army in his youth, becoming in Lieutenant Colonel. [1]
Maynez was appointed Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1807, ruling the then Spanish province until 1808. After this, Alberto Maynez was replaced by José Manrique in the New Mexico government. He allowed the Neomexicanos to trade with the pagan peoples and Nueva Vizcaya, only needing government approval and passports (the latter were required to confirm that the number of armed men in the transactions was enough) .
Later, he was appointment acting Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in 1814. In that year, Mainez was appointed city councilman in Santa Fe and also served as protector of Native Americans in New Mexico. The settlers in the Pecos River, regardless of government approval, continued hunting and trading with the Comanche people, establishing good relations with them. [2]
In October, 1815, Maynez established a law that defended the Indigenous right of New Mexico. [3] In 1816, during the final year of his government in New Mexico, 280 Spanish colonists protested for the new 5% tax (which was reduced by the Alcalde Mayor of Taos, Pedro Martin, being jailed for it). The complaint was delivered to Maynez who "addressed the grievance by accepting the citizens oath of loyalty to the Spanish Crown". So, the Alcalde Mayor Pedro Martin decided resign, being so replaced. [4]
In 1816, Maynez was replaced by Pedro María de Allande in the New Mexico government.
References
- ^ Kessell, John L. (2002). Spain in the Southwest: A Narrative History of Colonial New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Califoria. University of Oklahoma Press. Page 350.
- ^ Chapter 9: Toward Extinction, 1794-1840. The End of Prospector Castro. Retrieved in June 19, 2014, to 01:30 pm..
- ^ Vlasich, James A (2005). https://books.google.es/books?id=hSKlayDOiv4C&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=Alberto+Maynez,+governor+of+New+Mexico&source=bl&ots=wNXubu-vPo&sig=zebWwKbvh9izw_Jd4kC2bTScjFo&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0CE0Q6AEwB2oVChMItPTP2s7bxwIVgaEUCh0BRADd#v=onepage&q=Alberto%20Maynez%2C%20governor%20of%20New%20Mexico&f=false Pueblo Indian Agriculture. Page 70. University of New Mexico Press.
- ^ Taos History and Timeline - Taos County Historical Society. Retrieved in June 19, 2014, to 01:45 pm..