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Fernando Rivera y Moncada

soldier from New Spain

b. 1725 CE – d. 1781 CE World The Far West

Fernando Javier Rivera y Moncada (c. 1725 – July 18, 1781) is a soldier from New Spain who serves in the Baja California peninsula and upper Las Californias, participating in several early overland explorations.

Fernando Rivera y Moncada serves as a Spanish Military Governor from 1774-1777.

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Cite this entry

Moran, J. (2017). Fernando Rivera y Moncada. History Atlas. Retrieved 4 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/fernando-rivera-y-moncada/

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