Jose Figueroa
Biography
José María Figueroa (Spanish pronunciation: [/xoˈze ˈmaɾiə fiˈɣeɾa/] ;1792 – 29 September 1835) was a Mexican politician and military officer. A veteran of the Mexican War of Independence, he played a key role in formalizing the alliance between Vicente Guerrero and Agustín de Iturbide which ended the war and secured Mexican independence. In the decade after he held senior commands in northern Mexico, notably as comandante general of the Estado de Occidente, before being appointented governor of Alta California where he served from 1833 until his death in 1835. During his tenure, Figueroa unified a politically divided provincional government, oversaw the initial implementation of mission secularization in a manner relatively protective of indigenous interests, issued dozens of land grants, and authored the Manifiesto a la República Mexicana (1835), the first book-length work printed in California.
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15 releases · 3 albums · active 1963–1966
- Performance · 15
Studios: Mint Productions, Inc.
Frequent collaborators
- Mariachi Nacional
- Arcadio Elias And His Mariachi Nacional