Manuel Micheltorena

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Manuel Micheltorena was a Mexican general and politician who served as the penultimate Mexican governor of Alta California in the 1840s.

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Manuel Micheltorena canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican general
human
politician
appointedBy Antonio López de Santa Anna
areaOfActivity Mexican California
centuryOfActivity 19th century
conflict Californio revolt of the 1840s
Micheltorena’s War
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
employer Mexican Army
ethnicGroup Mexican
governedTerritory Alta California
government Centralist Republic of Mexico
First Mexican Republic
hasCauseOfDownfall local opposition to centralist policies
unpopular military garrison in California
historicalRegion Mexican California period
jurisdiction Department of Alta California
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryRank general
notableAction attempted to assert central Mexican control over Alta California
brought Mexican army troops to California
notableEvent Battle of Providencia
overthrown by Californio forces
notableFor being penultimate Mexican governor of Alta California
officeEndTime 1845
officeStartTime 1842
opposedBy Californio ranchero elite
Juan Bautista Alvarado
Pío Pico
partOf Mexican territorial administration
politicalAlignment centralist
positionHeld Governor of Alta California
military commander
precededBy Juan Bautista Alvarado
reasonForEndOfOffice forced resignation
military defeat
residence Monterey, Alta California
linked to: Monterey
succeededBy Pío Pico
title General
Governor

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Pío Pico replaced Manuel Micheltorena
Juan Bautista Alvarado successor Manuel Micheltorena
subject linked to: Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado
Juan Bautista Alvarado successor Manuel Micheltorena