Diego de Vargas
Former Governor of New Mexico
Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras, commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, to the US states of New Mexico and Arizona, titular 1690–1695,... Wikipedia
Born: November 8, 1643, Madrid, Spain
Died: 1704 (age 61 years), New Mexico
Education: Valladolid University
Previous offices: Governor of New Mexico (1702–1704) and Governor of New Mexico (1690–1696)
Parents: Alonso de Vargas Ponce de León
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