Diego de Vargas Politician
Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras (born in Spain, 1643–1704), commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, today the US states of New Mexico and Arizona, titular 1690–1692, effective 1692–1696 and 1703–1704. He is most famous for leading the reconquest of the territory in 1692 following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. This reconquest is commemorated annually during the Fiestas de Santa Fe in the city of Santa Fe.
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 01, 1643 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1704 |