While serving as a captain in the Spanish army in 1782, José Antonio Roméu led a retaliatory action after the QuechanYuma Massacre of 1781. In 1781, the Yuma tribe attacked and damaged the Spanish Arizona mission settlements of San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer and Puerto de Purísima Concepción, killing Lieutenant Governor Fernando Rivera, the mission Father of the Arizona mission, and others. Roméu was the military leader on this action against the tribe. The Spanish were unable to defeat the Yuma, and the tribe remained in control of the land for the following seventy years. The event closed the Anza Trail, crippling the overland population growth of the Yum colony. [2]
Pedro Fages stepped down as governor and departed Monterey, California in April 1791. The capital of Monterey also served as the main port of entry into California.[3]
In 1791 Lieutenant Colonel José Antonio Roméu was asked to replace Fages. Roméu, his wife Doña Josefa, and daughter first travelled to Loreto, Baja California Sur arriving on March 17, 1791. In Baja his health turned poor. He had chest pains that caused difficulty sleeping and indigestion. Roméu arrived at Monterey in 1791, he was very ill and barely able to do his job. He led in a time of peace and worked well with the Spanish missions in California and Franciscan padres. During Roméu's tenure as governor, two missions were founded: Mission Santa Cruz (August 28, 1791) and Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (October 9, 1791). By March 1792 he was bed ridden. He served just one year before passing away on April 9, 1792. His funeral and burial interment were at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. In October 1792 his wife and daughter returned to Mexico.[4][5]
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^Upper California. pt. I. General history, page 456, By Zephyrin Engelhardt
January 01, 1970
josé, antonio, roméu, 1742, 1792, sixth, spanish, governor, alta, california, from, 1791, 1792, josé, antonio, romeu6th, governor, californiasin, office, april, 1791, april, 1792preceded, bypedro, fagessucceeded, byjosé, joaquín, arrillagapersonal, detailsborn. Jose Antonio Romeu 1742 1792 was sixth Spanish governor of Alta California from 1791 to 1792 1 Jose Antonio Romeu6th Governor of the CaliforniasIn office 16 April 1791 9 April 1792Preceded byPedro FagesSucceeded byJose Joaquin de ArrillagaPersonal detailsBorn1742 Died1792NationalitySpanishProfessionSoldierCareer editWhile serving as a captain in the Spanish army in 1782 Jose Antonio Romeu led a retaliatory action after the Quechan Yuma Massacre of 1781 In 1781 the Yuma tribe attacked and damaged the Spanish Arizona mission settlements of San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuner and Puerto de Purisima Concepcion killing Lieutenant Governor Fernando Rivera the mission Father of the Arizona mission and others Romeu was the military leader on this action against the tribe The Spanish were unable to defeat the Yuma and the tribe remained in control of the land for the following seventy years The event closed the Anza Trail crippling the overland population growth of the Yum colony 2 Pedro Fages stepped down as governor and departed Monterey California in April 1791 The capital of Monterey also served as the main port of entry into California 3 In 1791 Lieutenant Colonel Jose Antonio Romeu was asked to replace Fages Romeu his wife Dona Josefa and daughter first travelled to Loreto Baja California Sur arriving on March 17 1791 In Baja his health turned poor He had chest pains that caused difficulty sleeping and indigestion Romeu arrived at Monterey in 1791 he was very ill and barely able to do his job He led in a time of peace and worked well with the Spanish missions in California and Franciscan padres During Romeu s tenure as governor two missions were founded Mission Santa Cruz August 28 1791 and Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad October 9 1791 By March 1792 he was bed ridden He served just one year before passing away on April 9 1792 His funeral and burial interment were at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo In October 1792 his wife and daughter returned to Mexico 4 5 See also editNew Spain Las Californias Baja California History of California through 1899 List of pre statehood governors of CaliforniaReferences edit Spanish Governors Mission Tour missiontour org Retrieved 16 June 2010 Chapter 20 Spanish Tucson s Last Roster Southwest Library UofA southwest library arizona edu p 136 Archived from the original on 3 July 2010 Retrieved 16 June 2010 city data com Capitals of California athanasius com Santa Cruz Archived from the original on 2015 10 23 Retrieved 2015 07 28 Upper California pt I General history page 456 By Zephyrin Engelhardt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Antonio Romeu amp oldid 1160036632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
