José Irigoyen (??-??) was an eighteenth century administrator. He was appointed

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in 1798, but he never assumed the position.

Biography

Irigoyen's date and place of birth are unknown. The first thing about him is that he was living in Spain when was appointed governor of

in 1798. In his years of service, he never got to hold the office. In 1796, Manuel Muñoz began to get sick and could no longer hold the office of governor. On August 5, 1797, Pedro de Nava asked Muñoz to give up both the "company and archives" of San Antonio (which was the capital of Texas at this time) to Irigoten when he arrived in Texas. José Irigoyen was appointed governor in 1798, but he did not move in the region because he fell ill.Handbook of Texas Online – Muñoz, Manuel
Posted by Marion A. Habig, O.F.M., on November 26, 2008. Accessed on October 9, 2010 After Muñoz death in August 1799 Nava, who was still awaiting Irigoyen's arrival, appointed

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as acting governor, who occupied this position until his death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Irigoyen, Jose Governors of Spanish Texas 18th-century births Year of death unknown 18th-century people from New Spain