Governor of Las Californias
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The Governor of Las Californias was the chief Spanish colonial official overseeing civil and military administration in the vast province that once encompassed present-day California and Baja California.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
→
government position → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Alta California
→
Baja California → Las Californias → present-day Baja California → present-day California → |
| appointedBy |
King of Spain
→
Viceroy of New Spain → |
| associatedWith |
Spanish colonization of the Californias
→
expansion of Spanish missions in Alta California → |
| country |
Spanish Empire
→
|
| dissolvedOrAbolished |
1804
→
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| governingBody |
provincial government of Las Californias
→
|
| governs |
royal lands in Las Californias
→
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
civil administration of Las Californias
→
military administration of Las Californias → |
| hasCapital |
Loreto during early period
→
Monterey after administrative shift → |
| historicalPeriod |
Spanish colonial era
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| historicalSubdivisionOf |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
→
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| inception |
1768
→
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| jurisdictionIncludes |
Spanish missions in California
→
presidios in Las Californias → pueblos in Las Californias → |
| languageUsed |
Spanish
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|
| legalSystem |
Spanish colonial law
→
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New Spain
→
|
| officeCreatedFor |
administration of frontier province
→
|
| officeHolderRole |
chief civil administrator
→
chief military commander → provincial governor → |
| partOf |
Spanish colonial administration
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|
| religionOfficial |
Roman Catholicism
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| replacedBy |
Governor of Alta California
→
Governor of Baja California → |
| responsibleFor |
defense against foreign powers on Pacific coast
→
implementation of royal policies → oversight of mission system → |
| seat |
Loreto, Baja California
→
Monterey, Alta California → |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
→
Viceroy of New Spain → |
| territoryCharacterizedAs |
frontier province of New Spain
→
|
| territoryIncludes |
Baja California Peninsula
→
coastal regions of present-day California → |
| typeOfAdministration |
civil-military governorship
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Felipe de Neve
→
Felipe de Neve ("Governor of the Californias") → |
positionHeld |
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Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
("Spanish Governor of Alta California")
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underJurisdictionOf |