Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza was a Spanish soldier who served as governor of New Mexico from 1739 to 1743.

Career
In 1708, Mendoza was part of the royal service of the Regimiento de Guardias de Infantería Española. He served as a soldier, cabo de esquadra and Sergeant. Mendoza fought in the Battle of La Gudina, the Siege of Olivenza, the capture of Balaguer in Catalonia, the detachment of Arenes, the siege and capture of Estadilla in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain, the reunions held in the Almenara, Castellón and Peñalba, the Spanish municipalities, the Battle of Zaragoza (20 August 1710), the siege and advance on Viruega, the Battle of Villaviciosa (10 December 1710), the sieges in the Spanish municipalities of Casteleón, Cardona and Cardona, Lérida, Tortosa and the siege of Barcelona (1713–1714). He participated in the capture of Barcelona and all the operations involved in the campaign to Sardinia and Sicily. He participated in the capture of the Castillo de Palermo, the siege and capture of Messina, the Melazo and the conquest and restoration of Oran.

In 1735, Rodrigo was appointed Captain of armed forces and Ayudante mayor of the plaza of Ciudad Rodrigo (in Salamanca province) in Spain.

On 12 May 1737, King Philip IV of Spain named Mendoza Governor of New Mexico, which he held for a five-year term.

He embarked for New Spain with his wife and children, plus a maid, three servants (one female and two male).

Personal life
Mendoza was married to María Ferreras de la Torre, with whom he had three children — Francisca Micaela (born 1731), María Manuela (born 1733) and Hermenegildo (born 1736).

Having left the New Mexico office in 1743, Mendoza apparently lived in Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico for a while. His daughter, Francisca Micaela, around 14 years old at that time, married the next governor of New Mexico, Joaquín Codallos y Rabal.