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Santiago Abréu

Santiago Abréu

American politician

Santiago Abréu (died 8 August 1837) was governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (New Mexico) from 1832 to 1833.[1] He was a victim of the Chimayó Rebellion of 1837. He was dismembered before being allowed to die.[2]

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Santiago Abreú was deputy to the Congress in Mexico City from 1825 to 1826, and was appointed governor in 1832–33.[3]

Abréu was a supporter of Governor Albino Pérez, who had become extremely unpopular for enforcing the decisions of the centrist government of President Antonio López de Santa Anna, which included reduction of local political control and imposition of new taxes. During the rebellion against Pérez which broke out on 7 August 1837, Abréu was captured near the rancho of Cerrillos and imprisoned in Santo Domingo. The next day he was taken from jail by a mob that tore off his penis and decapitated him.[4] His brother Ramón Abréu, publisher of the newspaper El Crepúsculo de la Libertad, was also assassinated in this rebellion.[5] The assassins were Pueblo warriors from Santo Domingo, who were also responsible for the death of governor Pérez. However, in the aftermath of the rebellion they were treated carefully to avoid further trouble.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    New Mexico. Secretary of State (1929). New Mexico blue book. Secretary of State. p. 40. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  2. [2]
    Don Bullis (2008). "NEW MEXICO: AN HISTORICAL TIME LINE". New Mexico: A Biographical Dictionary 1540-1980. Rio Grande Books. p. 40. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
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  4. [4]
    Martin Gonzales de la Vara (Jan–Apr 2000). "LA REBELION DE LOS CANADEROS EN NUEVO MEXICO, 1837-1838" (PDF). Cuicuilco. 7 (18). Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia: 8. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  5. [5]
    Meléndez, Anthony Gabriel (2005-01-01). Spanish-Language Newspapers In New Mexico, 1834-1958. University of Arizona Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8165-2472-3. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  6. [6]
    James, F. Brooks (2009-09-16). Captives & Cousins: Slavery, Kinship, and Community in the Southwest Borderlands: Easyread Large Edition. ReadHowYouWant.com. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-4587-1889-1. Retrieved 2012-07-16.


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