About Juan Valdez
Born 1650. Juan Valdez was a politician.
Juan Valdez was Governor of Texas and Coahuila, and lieutenant general and alcalde (mayor) of the presidio and villa of Bexar in 1714 and 1716.
Biography Juan Valdez was chosen governor of Texas and Coahuila twice: in 1714 and in 1716. He was mayor of the presidio of villa of Bexar (San Antonio, Texas) in 1720. During his mayoralty in Bexar, he established a mission in a place of San Jose and San Miguel de Aguayo, under orders of the viceroy of New Spain, as it had been planned to establish a new mission.
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Governor of Spanish Texas
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Juan Valdez was born in 1650.
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Juan Valdez was a politician.
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