Tomás Vélez Cachupín
Tomás Vélez Cachupín | |
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| 47th Spanish Governor of New Mexico | |
| In office 1749–1754 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquín Codallos |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Antonio Marín del Valle |
| 52nd Spanish Governor of New Mexico | |
| In office 1762–1767 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Portilla Urrisola |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1730 |
| Died | c. 1770 (aged c. 40) |
| Profession | Judge and governor of colonial New Mexico |
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Tomás Vélez Cachupín (c. 1730 – c. 1770) was a colonial judge and the Spanish colonial governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México province (present-day New Mexico), located in the northern Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial México), from 1749 to 1754 and 1762 to 1767. During his rule, Cachupín achieved peace between Spaniards and the Amerindian peoples of New Mexico, especially the Comanches. He also protected the right to the possession of lands by the people of New Mexico, including the Amerindians, fining and imprisoning those who occupied the lands of others under the idea that these lands were the property of their inhabitants.