title: Francisco Iriarte y Conde
text: # Francisco Iriarte y Conde
  
  Francisco Iriarte y Conde (1790–1832) was the governor of Occidente State and later of Sinaloa during the 1820s and early 1830s.
  
  Iriarte y Conde was from a family involved in the mining business of the region. Iriarte y Conde inherited a silver and gold mine from his father. He was one of the main advocates of the separation of Sinaloa and Sonora.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * short webpage on Iriarte y Conde
  * Sinaloa congress article on Iriarte y Conde
  