Justo Boneo y Morales was a soldier and knight of the Order of Santiago[1] who served as governor of Texas from 1743 to 1744.
So, he had an outstanding career in the army, becoming a lieutenant colonel,[1][2] as well as Captain of Grenadiers of the Regiment of the Infantry of Cantabria.
[2] On July 15, 1740, he was sent to Louisiana, to a zone located near Los Adaes, to carry out an inspection of the area and study certain points of the administration of former Neomexicano governor Manuel de Sandoval, as well as the allegedly questionable activities realized by the group of missionaries that worked in Texas.
[1] After the investigation was realized, Boneo y Morales joined the military garrison of the Presidio of Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Adaes, which defended the region.
[3] Later, on December 17, 1743, Boneo was appointed governor of Texas, but he served for less than a year, since he died in September 1744, leaving the position vacant.