Felipe de Neve

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Felipe de Neve was an 18th-century Spanish colonial governor of California best known for establishing the city of Los Angeles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial administrator
colonial governor
human
appointedBy Spanish Crown
authorityOver pueblos and presidios in Alta California
birthDate 1724
birthPlace Bailén, Jaén, Spain
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1784-08-21
deathPlace Hacienda de San Juan, near present-day San Antonio, Texas
employer Spanish Empire
ethnicGroup Spanish
familyName de Neve
founded El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
Los Angeles
foundingDateOfLosAngeles 1781-09-04
givenName Felipe
historicalRegion New Spain
honoredIn place names in California
implemented Reglamento de 1779–1781 for secular pueblo establishment
Reglamento para el gobierno de la provincia de Californias
influenced urban layout of early Los Angeles
knownFor establishing the city of Los Angeles
reforms in the administration of Alta California
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryBranch Spanish Army
militaryRank officer
name Felipe de Neve
notableWork founding of Los Angeles
occupation colonial governor
soldier
officeEndTime 1782
officeStartTime 1775
oversaw civil settlement policies in Alta California
partOf Spanish colonial administration in New Spain
Spanish colonization of the Americas
positionHeld Governor of Las Californias
Governor of the Californias
precededBy Fernando Rivera y Moncada
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Loreto, Baja California
Monterey, Alta California
succeededBy Pedro Fages
territoryGoverned Alta California
Las Californias
timePeriod 18th century
workedOn secularization and organization of pueblos in Alta California

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