Carlos Pitts
In the immediate aftermath of Governor Juan Bautista de Anza’s successful diplomatic initiatives mitigating Nuche and Comanche antipathies, Fernando de La Concha was appointed governor of New Mexico. Arriving in Santa Fe in August 1787, Governor De La Concha spent the succeeding three months being initiated into the intricacies of Indian diplomacy by outgoing Governor De Anza. Simultaneously, the …
