Manuel Pardo (governor)

was a Spanish soldier who was the Interim Governor of the Province of Texas in 1817 and of Coahuila between 1819 and 1820.

He participated in the Texas Revolution as the assistant to the Centralist Troops led by Martín Perfecto de Cos on the Mexican side.

[1][2] On March 20, 1817, Pardo was appointed Interim Governor of the Province of Texas[1] and held the position until may of that year.

Pardo's successor, Antonio María Martínez, claimed the interim Governor had impoverished Texas and depleted military defenses.

[3] In 1819, Pardo was appointed Governor of Coahuila, replacing José Franco.