Felipe de Sotelo Osorio
| Felipe de Sotelo Osorio | |
|---|---|
| 5th Spanish governor of New Mexico | |
| In office December 21, 1625 (assumed the charge in Feb. 6 1626) – 1630 | |
| Preceded by | Juan de Eulate |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Manuel de Silva Nieto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown unknown |
| Died | unknown unknown |
| Profession | Admiral and Governor of New Mexico |
Felipe de Sotelo Osorio was a Spanish military that exerted as Governor of New Mexico between 1625 and 1630.
Biography
Felipe de Sotelo Osorio was joined to Spanish Navy, becoming eventually in Admiral.[1]
He was appointed Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in December 21, 1625. In 1625, Felipe de Sotelo Osorio, along Fray Alonso de Benavides, left Mexico and they traveled by foot to Santa Fe, NM, through 1500 miles. They arrived to Santa Fe on Feb. 6 1626.[2] Since he become governor, it was saw that Osorio rejected the Church, whom he considered a dictatorship, provoking clashes with this institution.[1] In addition, although not normally Osorio directly contacted with the mass, it is known that once he entered late in a catholic ceremony held by a mass in a cemetery and after the end of the ceremony, he reproached some of his soldiers that they not be lifted as he entered. Therefore, the soldier had to explain that they could not get up during the Sanctus, so Osorio, angrily, demanded that his "people" always will must lift them to enter him, though they are celebrat the Sanctus in this moment. In addition, Osorio also went on to say, making fun, that if he would be excommunicated, he would force the acquittal in two hours. So, he was charged by the Inquisition because to blasphemy he said in public, including ridicule of the missionaries and the mass, and the immorality that was considered.[3]
Felipe de Sotelo Osorio was replaced by Francisco Manuel de Silva Nieto in the New Mexico government in 1630.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find in a library:History of New Mexico:land of the brave.
- ↑ Rosary Workshop: Rosary - THE BLUE NUN - (History). Retrieved in Juny 21, 2014, to 21:32 pm.
- ↑ The Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1696 and the Franciscan Missions in New Mexico. Edited by J. Manuel Espinosa.
- ↑ Colonial Governors, 1614–1625. Edited by José García.