Juan Bautista Elguézabal

Juan Bautista Elguezábal
30th Governor of the Spanish Colony of Texas
In office
1800 – October 5, 1805
Preceded byJosé Irigoyen
Succeeded byManuel Antonio Cordero y Bustamante
Personal details
Born1741 (1741)
DiedOctober 5, 1805(1805-10-05) (aged 63–64)
San Antonio de Bejar, Texas, New Spain, Spanish Empire
SpouseMaria Gertrudis Ximenez
ChildrenJuan José Elguezabal
ProfessionPolitical

Juan Bautista Elguézabal (1743–1805) was the temporary head of the Spanish province of Texas in 1797, and the Governor of Texas from 1800 to 1805. He also temporarily ruled the province of Louisiana in 1803. Elguézabal favored the increase of the population of Texas through the immigration from Louisiana, as well as the foundation of the first schools of primary education in the province, which were established in San Antonio and La Bahía (modern-day Goliad).

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