Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1792, son of Domingo Vigil and María Francisca Alarid, both from military families.
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Vigil y Alarid was left in charge as acting Governor of New Mexico when his predecessor Manuel Armijo fled Santa Fe to escape the approaching U.S. troops under General Stephen W. Kearny.
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Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid (1792–1866) was acting Governor of New Mexico in 1846 during the period while the United States consolidated military rule over the former territory of Mexico.
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