Army. The Crown ordered him to avoid the entrance of people from the then United States (East of the modern United States) to Texas. They believed the government of United States wanted to send people to Texas to promote a rebellion against the government. However, in 1796, Muñoz fell ill and asked King Philip IV for permission to resign as governor. While Muñoz awaited the king's decision, Juan Bautista Elguézabal was selected to help Muñoz. In January 1797, Muñoz received news that the governor of Coahuila, (in modern Mexico), Manuel Antonio Cordero y Bustamante, had been chosen by the king to replace him. However, at that moment, Bustamante was commanding a war against the Apaches and he could not attend to his duties as governor, so Munoz continued governing Texas "until further notice". In March of that year, Cordero sent him a letter saying that he had been appointed lieutenant governor of Nuevo Santander, and that therefore he could not govern Texas. Finally, a year and a half later, in June 1798 José Irigoyen got the position of interim governor, but he couldn't serve either. Elguézabal finally took the position. Muñoz died on July 27, 1798, in San Antonio. Personal life Muñoz married María Gertrudis del Cipiran, who also was from Castile. References Governors of Spanish Texas People from Castilla–La Mancha 1730 births 1799 deaths 1790s in Texas