Simón de Herrera
Simón de Herrera | |
|---|---|
| 44th Governor of Nuevo León | |
| In office April 7, 1795 – 1805 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Bahamonde y Villamil |
| Succeeded by | Pedro de Herrera y Leyva |
| 34th Governor of the Spanish Colony of Texas | |
| In office July, 1811 – December, 1811 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Bautista de las Casas |
| Succeeded by | Cristóbal Domínguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1754 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| Died | April 3, 1813 (aged 58-59) Bexar County, Spanish Texas, New Spain, Spanish Empire |
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.