Bent, Charles, 1799-1847
Variant namesPioneer merchant of New Mexico and first American civil governor of the Territory, 1846-1847. Virginia native and West Point graduate. In 1832, with brother William, established Bent's Fort in Colorado; then formed trading partnership with Cerán St. Vrain, operating in Santa Fe and Taos, N.M. Jan. 19, 1847 Gov. Bent murdered at his home in Taos by a mob resisting U.S. sovereignty. Manuel Alvarez, prominent Santa Fe trader and acting American Consul at Santa Fe, 1839-1846.
From the description of Letters to Manuel Alvarez; 1837 Dec. 10-1846 June 11. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13194824
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| correspondedWith | Alvarez, Manuel | person |
| associatedWith | Alvarez, Manuel, 1794-1856. | person |
| associatedWith | Beaubien, Charles, d. 1864. | person |
| associatedWith | Bent family | family |
| associatedWith | Cassidy, Ina Sizer, 1869-1965. | person |
| associatedWith | Jaramillo family | family |
| associatedWith | Jaramillo family. | family |
| associatedWith | Magoffin, Susan Shelby, 1827-1855. | person |
| associatedWith | Morgan, Dale L. (Dale Lowell), 1914-1971, | person |
| associatedWith | New Mexico. Governor (1846-1847 : Bent) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Prince, L. Bradford (Le Baron Bradford), 1840-1922. | person |
| associatedWith | Read, Benjamin M. (Benjamin Maurice), 1853-1927. | person |
| associatedWith | Scheurich family | family |
| associatedWith | Scheurich, Teresina Bent. | person |
| associatedWith | St. Vrain, Ceran, 1802-1870. | person |
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| New Mexico--Taos | |||
| New Mexico |
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| Justice, Administration of |
| Merchants |
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Birth 1799-11-11
Death 1847-01-19
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Spanish; Castilian
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