Manuel Pardo (Governor)

Manuel Pardo (1774 -?) was a Spanish soldier who was the Interim Governor of Texas in 1817 and of Coahuila between 1819 and 1820.

Biography
Manuel Pardo was born in 1774, in Santander (Cantabria, Spain). He joined the Spanish Army during his youth and then fought in the international military campaigns of France (in 1795) and Portugal (1801). The next year, in 1802, he fought in the wars of Aranjuez and Madrid (both in the Community of Madrid). Eventually, Pardo traveled to New Spain, specifically to modern Mexico, where he joined the Army of this place. There he was promoted to Coronel.

In March 20, 1817, Pardo was appointed Interim Governor of the then province of Texas, an office he retained until May 27, of the same year, when Antonio María Martínez took power.

In 1819, Pardo was appointed Governor of Coahuila (in modern Mexico), replacing José Franco. He ruled Coahuila until November 25, 1820.

In 1822, Pardo became political chief of Monclova, Coahuila, and, in 1835, he was assistant of the centralist troops of Martín Perfecto de Cos in Monclova.