José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda
José de Escandón y Helguera, conde de Sierra (May 19, 1700, Soto de la Marina, Cantabria, Spain – September 10, 1770, Querétaro, New Spain) was a Spanish Indian-fighter in New Spain and the founder and first governor of the colony of Nuevo Santander, which extended from the Pánuco River in the modern-day Mexican state of Tamaulipas to the Guadalupe River in the modern-day U.S. state of Texas.
José de Escandón y Helguera, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda | |
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| Born | May 19, 1700 |
| Died | September 10, 1770 (aged 70) Santiago de Querétaro, New Spain (now Mexico) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Noble, soldier & politician |
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