José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda
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1700 – 1770
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Who was José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda?
José de Escandón y Helguera, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda 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 Veracruz to the Guadalupe River in the U.S. state of Texas.
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- Born
- May 19, 1700
- Also known as
- Jose de Escandon
- Nationality
- Spain
- Died
- Sep 10, 1770
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on July 23, 2013
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