What is Felipe de Neve?
[[File:Felipe de Neve.jpg|thumb|Felipe de Neve y Padilla]] Felipe De Neve (''b.'' 1728; ''d.'' 21 August 1784), Spanish [[List of governors of California before 1850|governor of California.]] Born in [[Bailén, Spain,]] Neve entered military service as a cadet in 1744, subsequently serving in [[Cantabria]], [[Flanders]], [[Milan]], and [[Portugal]]. He came to [[Viceroyalty of New Spain|New Spain]] in 1764, and saw duty in Querétaro he accompanied [[Juan de Villabla]] to [[Viceroyalty of New Spain|New Spain]]. Neve's initial assignment was as sergeant major in the provincial cavalry of Querétaro. At that juncture Spanish efforts centered on attracting recruits into units of local militia, but Neve's enlistment efforts resulted in his being driven from Pátzcuaro ([[Michoacán]]) [[Category:1728 births]] [[Category:1784 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from California]]