Gregorio de Salinas Varona
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salinas and the second or maternal family name is Varona.
Gregorio de Salinas Varona (1647 or 1650 in Tormé, Burgos, Spain – 1720 in Mexico City, New Spain) was a noble and Spanish administrator who served as governor in Texas, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon (the latter two localized in Mexico), Honduras and Pensacola. He was from Burgos and was descended from a noble family of civil servants with roots in the towns of Salinas de Rosío and Medina de Pomar.
Quick Facts 2nd Governor of Texas and 4th of Coahuila, Preceded by ...
Gregorio de Salinas Varona | |
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2nd Governor of Texas and 4th of Coahuila | |
In office 1692 – 1697 (Texas) / 1698 (Coahuila) | |
Preceded by | Domingo de Terán de los Ríos |
Succeeded by | Francisco Cuervo y Valdés |
23rd Governor of Nuevo León | |
In office 1705–1707 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Báez Treviño |
Succeeded by | Cipriano García de Pruneda |
40th Governor of Spanish Honduras | |
In office 1705–1709 | |
Preceded by | Antonio de Monfort |
Succeeded by | Enrique Longman |
Governor of Pensacola | |
In office 1709–1718 | |
Preceded by | Unknown |
Succeeded by | Unknown |
Personal details | |
Born | 1647 or 1650 Tormé, Burgos, Spain |
Died | 1720 Mexico City, New Spain |
Profession | Governor |
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