Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca

Infobox Governor
name= Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca


imagesize= 170px
caption=
order=2nd
office= Governor of New Mexico
term_start=January 1, 1917
term_end=February 18, 1917
lieutenant=
predecessor=William C. McDonald
successor=Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
birth_date=birth date|1864|11|1|mf=y
birth_place=Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory
death_date=death date and age|1917|2|18|1864|11|1
death_place=Santa Fe, New Mexico
spouse=Margarita C. De Baca
profession=
residence=Las Vegas
party= Democratic
religion=Roman Catholic
footnotes=

Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca (November 1, 1864 - February 18, 1917) served briefly as Governor of New Mexico before his death in 1917. He was the state's first elected Hispanic governor.

He was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory on November 1, 1864. He studied at the Jesuit College and became a journalist. In 1891, he was associated with Antonio Lucero and Felix Martinez to publish the Las Vegas Spanish weekly newspaper "La Voz del Pueblo".

He was elected the Governor of New Mexico on November 7, 1916 and inaugurated on January 1, 1917. He passed away on February 18, 1917 in office after a long illness .

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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7744098 Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca] at Find A Grave