Antonio José Martínez, Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician (died 1867)

Antonio José Martínez

New Mexican priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician

Antonio José Martínez was a New Mexican priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician. He lived through and influenced three distinct periods of New Mexico's history: the Spanish period, the Mexican period, and the American occupation and…