Alonso de Arce y Soria
Alonso de Arce y Soria | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1712–1714 | |
| Monarch | Philip V |
| Preceded by | Juan José de Muliloa |
| Succeeded by | José Bermúdez de Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1654 Cañete, Cuenca, Spain |
| Died | 1714 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Spouse | María Claudia García de Arcos.[1] |
| Occupation | Government |
| Profession | Army's officer |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1670-1710 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Tercios de Flandes |
Alonso de Arce y Soria (1654 - 1714) was a Spanish army's officer and politician,[2] who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as governor of Buenos Aires.[3]
Biography
He was born in Cañete, Cuenca, Spain, the son of José de Arce and María López de Soria, belonging to a noble Castilian family. He performed his military career in the Reales Ejércitos, serving for more than forty years in Flanders.[4] He arrived in Buenos Aires in 1712 from Madrid,[5] where he had purchased the title of Governor and Captain general of the Río de la Plata provinces.[6]
He died on October 2, 1714, being replaced by Sergeant Major José Bermúdez de Castro.[7]
His son Alonso Arce Arcos, was married to María Báez de Alpoim, daughter of Juan Báez de Alpoim and Sabina Lavayén, belonging to a distinguished family of Buenos Aires.[8] His granddaughter María Bartolina de Arce, was married to Agustín Fernando de Pinedo, governor of Paraguay between 1772 and 1778.[9]
References
- ^ Boletín de la Academia Nacional de la Historia, Volumen 38, Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1965
- ^ Coleccion de Obras y Documentos relativos a la Historia antigua y ..., Volume 2, Pedro de Angelis, 1836
- ^ Documentos del Archivo General de Indias en el Museo Etnográfico, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1992
- ^ Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Volumen 2;Volumen 20, Archivo General de la Nación, 1926
- ^ Atlas histórico: Nueva Historia Argentina, Juan Suriano, Mirta Zaida Lobato, December 2013, ISBN 9789500746236
- ^ Historia de los gobernadores de las provincias argentinas ...: Provincia de Buenos Aires, 1536-1810, Antonio Zinny, 1941
- ^ Historia de la Argentina, Volume 3, Vicente D. Sierra, 1959
- ^ Familias iberoamericanas: historia, identidad y conflictos, Pilar Gonzalbo Aizpuru, 2001, ISBN 9789681209988
- ^ Estudios genealógicos, heráldicos y nobilarios en honor de ..., Instituto Luis de Salazar y Castro, 1978, ISBN 9788400037796
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