Pedro de Alberní y Teixidor

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alberni and the second or maternal family name is Teixidor.
Pedro de Alberni
9th Governor of Alta California
In office
1800–1800
Preceded byDiego de Borica
Succeeded byJosé Joaquín de Arrillaga
Personal details
BornJanuary 30, 1747
Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain
DiedMarch 11, 1802(1802-03-11) (aged 55)
Monterey, Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain
(now California, U.S.)
SpouseJuana Vélez
ProfessionExplorer, soldier
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Pedro de Alberní y Teixidor (January 30, 1747 – March 11, 1802) was a Spanish soldier who served the Spanish Crown for almost all his life. He spent most of his military career in New Spain. He is notable for his role in the exploration of the Pacific Northwest in the 1790s, and his later term as ninth Spanish governor of Alta California in 1800.

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