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Luis de Rosas

Luís de Rosas, Spanish governor of New Mexico from 1637 to 1641. Murdered on 25 January 1642.

The Rosas administration

Prior to the Pueblo Revolt or 1680, many New Mexican governors had problems with the Franciscan leadership and other colonists. Luís de Rosas was no exception. The priests and others accused of attacking certain friendly Native American tribes and encouraging other tribes to continue practicing their indigenous religions. He was also accused accepting bribes for providing liniency when dealing with his corrupt predecessor, and of using his office to enrich himself through unscrupulous trading practices.

References

Kessell, John L., Kiva, Cross, and Crown: The Pecos Indians and New Mexico 1540-1840 (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1987.)

Scholes, Francis V., "Church and State in New Mexico 1610-1650", Chapters V and VI, in the New Mexico Historical Review, October 1936: Vol. XI, No. 4.