Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid

Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid
Mexican Governor of New Mexico
(Interim)
In office
August 1846 – September 1846
Preceded byManuel Armijo
Succeeded byCharles Bent
Personal details
Born1792
Santa Fe, Nuevo México, Viceroyalty of New Spain
(now New Mexico, U.S.)
Died1866 (aged 73–74)
ProfessionPolitician

Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid (1792–1866) was acting Governor of New Mexico in 1846 during the period when the United States consolidated military rule over the former territory of Mexico following the Mexican–American War. As such, Alarid was the last Mexican governor of New Mexico.


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