Prudencio de Orobio y Basterra

Prudencio de Orobio Y Basterra
16ª Governor of the Spanish Colony of Texas
In office
1737–40/41
Preceded byCarlos Benites Franquis de Lugo
Succeeded byTomás Felipe de Winthuisen
Personal details
ProfessionMerchant, soldier and Governor of Texas (1737–1740/41)

Prudencio de Orobio Y Basterra was a Spanish merchant, landowner and soldier who served as the Interim Governor of Texas between 1737 and 1740–41 and Mayor of Parras de la Fuente, in Coahuila (in modern Mexico).