José Manuel Gallegos had several careers in his life, first as priest and later as politician. Gallegos was born on October 30, 1815 in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Gallegos attended parochial schools and studied theology at a Jesuit college in Durango, Mexico. Back in New Mexico, Gallegos became friends with David Merriwether, a Democrat… Continue reading José Manuel Gallegos, Priest and Politician 1815