Francisco Gomez Vicente (born 1576, died in either 1656 or 1657) was a prominent Portuguese military leader who held the charge of acting governor of New Mexico between 1641 and 1642.
He was then raised in Lisbon by his only brother, Franciscan Alvaro (or Alonso) Gomes, who worked as a high sheriff of the Holy Office of the Inquisition.
[1] In 1610, during his military service, he co-founded the town of Santa Fe where he and his family resided.
[1] Gomez and Romero had seven children:[1][2] Gomes' son, Francisco, was a sergeant, and like his father, he was accused of being a Jew.
In addition to his role as an encomendero,[1] Gomes was honored in at least eight village communities, among which were Pecos, New Mexico, Tesuque, and Taos.
As a token of his appreciation, Gomes subsidized military campaigns, deployed horses and allocated supplies to Spanish soldiers and their Pueblo Native American allies.