Michelena, accepting a petition of Alferez Juan Josh Moreno, delivered seven grazing lands (including Cara Del Rio, Santa Cruz and San Marcos) to the garrison of the Presidio of Santa Fe, so that they would have a place where their horses could graze.
After the lands were granted, the shepherds who brought their cattle and flocks to these areas were expelled for good.
There, he gave up a piece of land to Nicolas Duran De Chavez, which he could use of temporarily way until a new governor was appointed to New Mexico to officially grant the request.
[1] As the new governor, he promoted the settlement of voluntary families on the Guam island, allowing development.
He was appointed Governor of the Mariana Islands a second time on 9 June 1768, ending this term on 15 September 1771.