Francisco Hosta was the civil governor of

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in 1849. He acted as a guide for several archeological expeditions to the

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ruins in

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, including the Simpson group in 1849, one led by Dr. Oscar Lowe in 1874, and in 1877 he guided photographer

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, who named Hosta Butte in his honor. He might have also guided José Antonio Vizcarra during his 1823 campaign against the

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, during which Vizcarra re-discovered Chaco Canyon.

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