Gallegos, José Manuel, 1815-1875

Enlarge text Shrink text
  • Personality
| System number 987010649152305171

Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Gallegos, José Manuel, 1815-1875
Date of birth
1815-10-30
Date of death
1875-04-21
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Legislators
Priests
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 16231884
Wikidata: Q1502564
Library of congress: n 85373599
Sources of Information
  • Chavez, A. Très [sic] macho--he said, 1985:t.p. (Padre Gallegos of Albuquerque, New Mexico's 1st congressman) p. vii, etc. (José Manuel Gallegos; (b. 10/30/1815, Abiquiú, N.M.; (d. 4/21/1875)
  • Meier, Matt S. Mexican American biographies, 1988:page 80-81 (José Manuel Gallegos, 1815-1875, priest, political leader. Ordained a priest in 1840, he served in San Juan, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe. Served in the Assembly in the Nuevo México legislature from 1843 to 1846, then elected as a Democrat in 1851 to the first Territorial Council. Excommunicated in the 1850s and elected a territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress in 1853 until 1857, and again 1871-1873. Died in Santa Fe.)
1 / 1

Wikipedia description:

José Manuel Gallegos (October 30, 1815 – April 21, 1875) was a delegate to the U.S. Congress from the Territory of New Mexico.

Read more on Wikipedia >