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Francisco Gomes (governor)

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198:, appointed him as interim governor while De Sierra was on his deathbed. Although Gomes was rejected by the Board of New Mexico, he continued to govern. He finished his term in 1642. Gomes had a falling out with some of the friars who had power, causing political friction. He was accused of having Jewish heritage. It was believed that he secretly practiced Judaism. He died in Santa Fe around 1656–1657. 278:
The complaint leveled by the Franciscans against Francisco Gomes reduced the economic and political power of his family (although, later, the family regained its status). Unfortunately, most of the records were lost with the
740: 376: 236:, and like his father, he was accused of being a Jew. He was incarcerated in a Franciscan friary, and his property was confiscated. However, later he was acquitted in January 1655. 491: 183:. There, Gomes contributed to the formation of a colony led by De Oñate. The next year, Gomes moved to New Mexico and joined the military. He ascended to the position of 416: 369: 571: 342: 362: 717: 385: 745: 636: 271:
As a token of his appreciation, Gomes subsidized military campaigns, deployed horses and allocated supplies to Spanish soldiers and their
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and eventually became the most prominent military officers in the colony. In 1610, during his military service, he co-founded the town of
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Gomes married Ana Robledo Romero in 1626 in San Gabriel. He married her to get land as a dowry. Gomez and Romero had seven children:
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during the king's illness. Gomes probably lived there until the death of king in 1598.
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Gomes possessed substantial pasture land. He received land grants in
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where he and his family resided. He was also a rancher and a farmer.
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Francisca (a daughter and probably the eldest of their children)
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in San Nicolas de las Barrancas. In addition to his role as an
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Alvaro (or Alonso) Gomes, who worked as a high sheriff of the
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between 1641 and 1642. He was among the first settlers of
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Francisco (the eldest son, born circa 1628 in Santa Fe),
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at the house of Alonso de Oñate (who was brother of
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Francisco Gomes was born in 1576 in Villa de Coima,
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Index

Spanish Governor of New Mexico
Juan Flores de Sierra y Valdés
Alonso de Pacheco de Herédia
Portugal
Santa Fe, New Mexico
acting governor
New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Portugal
Franciscan
Holy Office of the Inquisition
noble
Madrid
Juan de Oñate
Philip II
Mexico City
sergeant
Santa Fe
Juan Flores de Sierra
sergeant
San Juan Pueblo
Taos Pueblo
Tesuque Pueblo
Isleta Pueblo
encomendero
Pecos, New Mexico
Tesuque
Taos.
Pueblo Native American
Pueblo Revolt

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