Simón de Herrera

Simón de Herrera
44th Governor of Nuevo León
In office
April 7, 1795 – 1805
Preceded byManuel Bahamonde y Villamil
Succeeded byPedro de Herrera y Leyva
34th Governor of the Spanish Colony of Texas
In office
July, 1811 – December, 1811
Preceded byJuan Bautista de las Casas
Succeeded byCristóbal Domínguez
Personal details
Born1754
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
DiedApril 3, 1813 (aged 58-59)
Bexar County, Spanish Texas, New Spain, Spanish Empire
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Simón de Herrera y Leyva (1754–1813) was a lifelong political and military professional for Spain, primarily in the lands known as New Spain and at times ventured to Europe. He became an interim governor of Spanish Texas at San Antonio and a governor of Nuevo León.

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