Manuel de Sandoval | |
|---|---|
| 15th Governor of Coahuila | |
| In office 4 February 1729 – 4 September 1733 | |
| Preceded by | Blas de la Garza Falcón |
| Succeeded by | Blas de la Garza Falcón |
| 14th Governor of Spanish Texas | |
| In office 1734–1736 | |
| Lieutenant | Jose Gonzales |
| Preceded by | Juan Antonio Bustillo y Ceballos |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Benites Franquis de Lugo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Santa Fe (New Mexico) |
| Died | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Profession | Political and soldier |
Manuel de Sandoval was a prominent Neomexican soldier who served as governor of Coahuila (1729–1733 ) and Texas (1734–1736). During his administration in Texas, he lived in and worked on the problems of Bexar, but he neglected Los Adaes, which was the capital of Texas and served to control French expansion and prevent it from reaching Texas.[1] Under his administration, the French commander Louis Juchereau de St. Denis transferred a French presidio from Louisiana to Texas, which led to Sandoval being expelled from the government and replaced. Sandoval was accused of several charges linked his administration, which took him to prison and to pay a fine equivalent to 500 dollars.