Francisco Iriarte y Conde

Francisco Iriarte y Conde (1790–1832) was the governor of Occidente State and later of Sinaloa during the 1820s and early 1830s.

Iriarte y Conde was from a family involved in the mining business of the region. Iriarte y Conde inherited a silver and gold mine from his father. He was one of the main advocates of the separation of Sinaloa and Sonora.

Sources

short webpage on Iriarte y Conde
Sinaloa congress article on Iriarte y Conde

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