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Hugh O'Conor (1732 — March 8, 1779), better known by his Spanish name Hugo Oconór, was a military governor of northern Mexico. He was appointed governor of Texas by the Spanish viceroy of New Spain in 1767. It is recorded that O'Conor rode well over 10,000 miles (16,000 km) on horseback in the course of conducting his duties.
Aug 28, 2023 · Oconór, Hugo (1732–1779). Hugo Oconór (O'Conor), governor of the Spanish province of Texas, was born in 1732. Before his service in Texas he was stationed in Cuba and Mexico City. He held the rank of major in the regiment of Volunteers of Aragon. Irish by birth, he had flaming red hair that prompted the Indians to call him the "Red Captain."
256 years ago on August 28th, 1767. On this day in 1767, Hugo Oconór became ad interim governor of Texas. Born in 1732, Oconór was an Irishman who attained the rank of major of a volunteer regiment in the Spanish army. His vermilion hair inspired frontier Indians to nickname him the “Red Captain.”.
6 days ago · The interesting life of Hugo Oconór, 23rd Texas Governor (from 1767 to 1770), is one such example. Not only is he a heroic figure, his story offers a peek at the close, olden kinship between the Irish and the Spanish people.
Mar 15, 2019 · Nuclear energy in Ireland. Not for the last time in American history, an Irish immigrant was chosen to build this crucial piece of infrastructure. Hugh O’Conor – or Hugo Oconór, as he was...
- Tim Fanning
Artifacts. Documents. Maps. Photographs. Oconor, Hugo. Tejanos |. OCONÓR, HUGO (1732–1779). Hugo Oconór (O'Conor), governor of the Spanish province of Texas, was born in 1732. Before his service in Texas he was stationed in Cuba and Mexico City. He held the rank of major in the regiment of Volunteers of Aragon.
Hugo Oconór (1734-1779) Founder of Tucson After Hugh O’Conor, now Hugo Oconór, set foot on the American continent, most of his time was spent in the northernmost part of New Spain, known as the ‘Interior Provinces’: Sonora, Nuevo Mexico, Nueva Vizcaya, Cohahuila, Texas, Nuevo Santander and Nuevo Leon.
