Manuel Micheltorena

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Manuel Micheltorena was a Mexican general and politician who served as the penultimate Mexican governor of Alta California in the 1840s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican general
human
politician
appointedBy Antonio López de Santa Anna NERFINISHED
areaOfActivity Mexican California NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 19th century
conflict Californio revolt of the 1840s NERFINISHED
Micheltorena’s War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
employer Mexican Army NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Mexican
governedTerritory Alta California NERFINISHED
government Centralist Republic of Mexico NERFINISHED
First Mexican Republic NERFINISHED
hasCauseOfDownfall local opposition to centralist policies
unpopular military garrison in California
historicalRegion Mexican California period NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Department of Alta California NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryRank general
notableAction attempted to assert central Mexican control over Alta California
brought Mexican army troops to California
notableEvent Battle of Providencia NERFINISHED
overthrown by Californio forces
notableFor being penultimate Mexican governor of Alta California
officeEndTime 1845
officeStartTime 1842
opposedBy Californio ranchero elite
Juan Bautista Alvarado NERFINISHED
Pío Pico NERFINISHED
partOf Mexican territorial administration
politicalAlignment centralist
positionHeld Governor of Alta California
military commander
precededBy Juan Bautista Alvarado NERFINISHED
reasonForEndOfOffice forced resignation
military defeat
residence Monterey, Alta California NERFINISHED
succeededBy Pío Pico NERFINISHED
title General
Governor

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Pío Pico replaced Manuel Micheltorena