Biography of don diego de vargas pictures


Biography of don diego de vargas...

Biography of don diego de vargas pictures

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    • Diego de Vargas

    Conquistador, Governor of the Territory of Santa Fe County
    Date of Birth: 08.11.1643
    Country: Spain

    Content:
    1. Don Diego de Vargas: Governor of New Mexico
    2. The Pueblo Revolt of 1680
    3. Vargas Reconquers New Mexico
    4. The Vargas Rebellion

    Don Diego de Vargas: Governor of New Mexico

    Don Diego de Vargas was a conquistador and governor of the Santa Fe County Province, which is now the state of New Mexico, from 1690 to 1704.

    The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

    On August 10, 1680, the Pueblo Indians of northern New Mexico revolted against Spanish colonial rule.

    They besieged the city of Santa Fe, forcing the Spanish to retreat south to El Paso del Norte (modern-day Ciudad Juarez), where they remained for the next 12 years.

    Vargas Reconquers New Mexico

    In 1688, Don Diego de Vargas was appointed governor of New Mexico, but he did not officially arrive to take up the position until February 22, 1691.

    He was tasked with reconquering and recolonizing the territory los