Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza
45th Spanish Governor of New Mexico
In office 1739–1743
Preceded by	Enrique de Olivade y Michelena
Succeeded by	Joaquín Codallos
Personal details
Born	Spain
Spouse(s)	María Ferreras de la Torre
Profession	Spanish military leader and governor of colonial New Mexico

Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza y Delgado was a Spanish soldier in the War of the Spanish Succession. He later served as the Spanish colonial governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México province (present day New Mexico) from 1739 to 1743, located in the northern Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial México).

Mendoza was a member of the Royal Service of the Regimiento de Guardias de Infantería Española (Spanish Guards Regiment Infantry),. In 1708, he became a lieutenant colonel of the infantry. He served as a soldier, Cabo de esquadra, and Sergeant.

Mendoza fought in the War of the Spanish Succession of the early 18th century.
He fought in the following battles: the Battle of La Gudina (7 May 1709), the Battle of Zaragoza (20 August 1710), the siege and advance on Viruega, the Battle of Villaviciosa (10 December 1710), the sieges in the Spanish municipalities of Castellón, Cardona, Lerida and Tortosa, the Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714), the blockade of Olivenza, the capture of Balaguer (in Catalonia), the detachment of Arenes, and the siege and capture of Estadilla (in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain). He also participated in the capture of Barcelona and all the operations involved in the campaign to Sardinia and Sicily, as well as in the capture of the Castillo de Palermo, the sieges and captures of Messina and Melazo, and the conquest and restoration of Oran. He also participated in the reunions held in the Spanish municipalities Almenara, Castellón and Peñalba.

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