Fernando Rivera y Moncada
Fernando de Riveray Moncada (b. 1711; d. 18 July 1781), Spanish commandant of the Californias. Rivera y Moncada, a native of Compostela, Nayarit, served in the military at Loreto, Baja California, in 1742. He explored the Bahía de Sebastián Vizcaíno with the Jesuit Fernando Consag in 1751.
Fernando Rivera y Moncada | |
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| 2rd [[Governor of the Californias]] | |
| In office July 9, 1770 – 1777 | |
| Preceded by | Gaspar de Portolá |
| Succeeded by | Felipe de Neve |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1725 near Compostela, Mexico |
| Died | July 18, 1781 (aged 55–56) lower Colorado River |
| Profession | Soldier and military governor |
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| Allegiance | Spain |