Alcalde Encyclopedia
Why do we need encyclopedic entries of the alcaldes?
Outside of the handful of well-known alcaldes, most are obscure or have no available research. Surprisingly, nearly half of the known alcaldes have no entry in academic journals. A large percentage of those that do have only a small snippet of information.
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(1680 - 1742)
Juan Curbelo was a Spanish politician who served as the sixth and eighth mayor of San Antonio, Texas in 1737 and 1739. His family arrived in San Antonio from the Canary Islands in 1731 with other Canarian families to populate the region.
(1731 - 1814)
Francisco Xavier Calvillo, early Spanish Texas rancher and alcalde of San Fernando de Béxar, was born in 1731 in the villa of Aguascalientes in Mexico.
(1760 - 1833)
Clemente Delgado, rancher and city official, was born on October 8, 1760, in la villa de San Fernando de Béxar (present-day San Antonio) to Jacinto Delgado and Rita Álvarez Travieso.
(1790 - 1842)
Manuel Yturri y Castillo (also spelled Iturri y Castillo), city official, merchant, and rancher, was born in Elgueta, Spain, around 1790 to Pelayo de Yturri y Castillo and María Josefa Acorta.
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(1760 - 1833)
Clemente Delgado, rancher and city official, was born on October 8, 1760, in la villa de San Fernando de Béxar (present-day San Antonio) to Jacinto Delgado and Rita Álvarez Travieso.
(1793 - 1849)
Jose Miguel de Arciniega was a Mexican military explorer and legislator. He was mayor of San Antonio, Texas, in 1830 and 1833.
(1804 - 1876)
Francisco Antonio Ruiz was the alcalde of San Antonio during the Texas Revolution and was responsible for identifying the bodies of those killed at the Battle of the Alamo.
(1806–1890)
A Spanish-Tejano political and military figure of the Texas Revolution who helped to establish the independence of Texas.