Cristóbal Domínguez


Cristóbal Domínguez was a Spanish administrator. He was Presidio Inspector and Governor of Texas between 1814 and 1817.

Biography

The date and place in which Domínguez was born are unknown. He arrived in Texas, probably by passing through New Mexico. Dominguez served as adjutant inspector of Presidios of Coahuila and Texas, a job he kept until 1810. In November 26, 1810, the governor of Texas Manuel María de Salcedo ordered him to go to Nacogdoches.
However, when the Juan Bautista de las Casas Revolt broke up in 1811, military commander José María Guadiana decided to imprison Domínguez as punishment for his disobedience to the Governor.
Domínguez fled to Natchitoches, Louisiana where he lived until the De Casas government fell in San Antonio. On May 1, 1811, Dominguez came back to Nacogdoches and imprisoned Guadiana. He temporally replaced to Guadiana as Lieutenant Governor, leaving office on September 20, 1811. He moved to San Antonio, where he was inspector of Presidios. He held this position until Salcedo's death.
Shortly after he was appointed Interim Governor of Texas by Joaquín de Arredondo. On December 15, 1813, Arredondo elevated him to Lieutenant Governor. Although he assumed the charge of Lieutenant governor in 1814. During his administration, Cristobal Dominguez established laws, prohibiting yelling, trash burning, discharging guns and trade. He imposed strict curfews. The approbation of change of house by the Texas residents was left in the hands of the Cabildo council.
Dominguez died in October 1814, and was replaced by Juan Ignacio Pérez only in 1817.

Personal life

Cristóbal Domínguez was the owner of Rancho San Pedro. He had a son, Manuel, who inherited the rancho.