Manuel Victoria
Encyclopedia
Manuel Victoria was Governor of the Mexican
territory of Alta California
from January 1831 to 6 December 1831.
The revolt leading to his twelve month abbreviated tenure and subsequent exile
were due to his nullifying the order of his predecessor, José María de Echeandía, to secularize the missions of California
. Secularization
resumed with the new Governor Pío Pico
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
territory of Alta California
Alta California
Alta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
from January 1831 to 6 December 1831.
The revolt leading to his twelve month abbreviated tenure and subsequent exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
were due to his nullifying the order of his predecessor, José María de Echeandía, to secularize the missions of California
Spanish missions in California
The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of religious and military outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to spread the Christian faith among the local Native Americans. The missions represented the first major effort by Europeans to...
. Secularization
Secularization
Secularization is the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious values and secular institutions...
resumed with the new Governor Pío Pico
Pío Pico
Pío de Jesús Pico was the last Governor of Alta California under Mexican rule.-Origins:...
.