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Felipe de Neve
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Felipe de Neve was the first Spanish governor of Las Californias, an area that included present day California, Baja California and Baja California Sur. His tenure as governor was from 1777 to 1782. It was during his administration that the city of Los Angeles was founded. He recommended to the viceroy of Mexico at the time to establish a settlement where Father Juan Crespi met local Indians. With the approval of Neve was granted authority from The Crown, Charles III of Spain, to found and establish El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula.[1] With time, shorted to los Angeles, Neve is regarded as one of the founding fathers of today's Los Angeles, California.
- ^ (English) The Town of Our Lady Reina of the Angels on the Porciúncula river.
| Pre-Statehood Governors of California | |
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| Portolà • Fages • Rivera • Neve • Fages • Roméu • Arrillaga • Borica • Alberni • Arrillaga • José Darío Argüello • Solá • Luis Antonio Argüello • Echeandía • Victoria • Pío Pico • Zamorano/Echeandía • Figueroa • Castro • Gutierrez • Chico • Gutierrez • Alvarado • Carrillo • Alvarado • Micheltorena • Pío Pico • Flores • Andrés Pico |