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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Manuel Maria de Salcedo, Bernardo de Galvez y Madrid, Count of Galvez, Fernando Hierro, Lew Hoad, Umar ibn Hafsun, Abbas Ibn Firnas, Jose de Galvez, Angel Guirado, Josemi, Matias de Galvez y Gallardo, Esteban Vigo, Juan Solano, Ibn al-Baitar, Carlos Cabezas, Antonio Tejero, Carlos Zurita, Duke of Soria, Ivan Gonzalez Lopez, Maria Zambrano, Bernardo Giner de los Rios, Amparo Munoz, Juanmi Jimenez, Antonio Gonzalez Alvarez, Manolo Hierro, Blas Infante, Juan Calatayud, Francisco Roman Alarcon, Francisco Manuel Duran, Adolfo Moyano Burgos, Francisco Jose Olivas, Raul Baena, Manuel Reina Rodriguez, Francisco Giner de los Rios, Jose Antonio Salguero Garcia, Miguel Cabello de Balboa, Rafael Abalos, Manu Torres, Cayetano Ordonez, Celia Villalobos, Ibn Abbad al-Rundi, Vicente Espinel, Marcos Guerrero, Pedro Romero, Miguel Berrocal, Nuria Fergo, Antonio Hierro, El Koala, Francisco Romero, Salih ben Sharif al-Rundi, Jose Basco y Vargas, Jose Ramon Carabante, Francisco Arias Solis, Geronimo de Bobadilla. Excerpt: Manuel Maria de Salcedo y Quiroga, (Malaga, Spain, (1776 - executed, 3 April 1813), was a governor of Spanish Texas from 1808 until his execution in 1813. Salcedo gained leadership experience helping his father Juan Manuel de Salcedo, 10th Spanish governor of Louisiana, (1801 - 30 November 1803, where it was handled back to the French). In 1807, he was appointed governor of Texas, and he officially assumed that role on November 7, 1808. As governor, he and his uncle Nemesio Salcedo, the Commandant General of the Interior Provinces, often disagreed, especially on immigration issues. Salcedo was overthrown by Juan Bautista de las Casas in January 1811 and imprisoned for several months in Monclova. After he persuaded his captor, Ignacio Elizondo, to switch allegiances, Salcedo assisted in capturing documents detailing th...