Manuel Alvarez, 1794-1856
Subtitle: a southwestern biography
By: Thomas E. Chávez.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Niwot, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Alvarez, Manuel, 1794-1856.; Mexicans -- New Mexico -- Biography.; New Mexico -- History -- To 1848.
Description: Manuel Alverez was born in 1794 at Abelgas in the Region of Leon, Spain, the son of José and María Antonia arias. He immigrated to Mexico in 1818 and to the United States in 1823, by way of Cuba. In the United States, he traveled to Missouri, and from there became trader to Mexico. He settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he was a merchant. He is known for his work for New Mexico's statehood. He died at Santa Fe in 1856.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-236) and index.