Justo Boneo y Morales
Justo Boneo y Morales was a soldier and knight of the Order of Santiago who served as governor of Texas between 1743–1744.Biography
Justo Boneo y Morales joined the Spanish army when he was young. So, he had an outstanding career in the army, becoming a Lieutenant Colonel and Captain of Grenadiers of the Regiment of the Infantry of Cantabria. He was military for thirty-two years.
On July 15, 1740, he was sent to an area of Louisiana, near Los Adaes, to investigate this area and study the charges issued by former governor Carlos Franquis de Lugo against also former governor Manuel de Sandoval and the missionaries in Texas. Boneo y Morales was appointed governor of Texas on December 17, 1743. So, shortly after he was at Presidio of Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Adaes. Boneo y Morales died in September 1744, while he still ruled Texas.Personal life
Boneo y Morales had several slaves, as were Luis and Francisco Joseph.
