Agustín Wright
| Agustín Wright Prans | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
1748 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Died |
August 2, 1817 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Resting place | Santo Domingo Convent |
| Nationality |
 Argentine |
| Occupation |
Government merchant landowner |
| Profession | Military |
| Signature |
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Agustín Wright (1748-1817) was an Argentine merchant, military, politicians and landowner,[1] He founded the first "saladero" establishment in Buenos Aires Province.[2]
Biography
Agustín was born in Buenos Aires, son of Charles Wright and Marina Prans, daughter of a family of Scottish and Creole origin, established in the city.[3] His father born in London, had come to Río de la Plata with The South Sea Company.[4] Wright was married to Estanislada Tartaz, daughter of a Basque family.[5] They were parents of Agustín Francisco Wright, journalist, historian and legislator in Buenos Aires.[6]
In 1798, Wright opened the first saladero of South America, located in the vicinity of the town of Ensenada.[7] He participated of the defense of Buenos Aires during the English invasions, serving as Captain in the Regiment of Patricians.[8]
In 1813 Agustín Wright was elected Alcalde in 2nd vote, he died in 1817, a year after the Declaration of Independence of Argentina.[9]
References
- ↑ Los estancieros: Desde la época colonial hasta nuestros días, María Sáenz Quesada
- ↑ Anales de la Sociedad Rural Argentina, Volume 106, Sociedad Rural Argentina
- ↑ Estancias viejas: historia : audacia, coraje y aventura, Editorial "El Aljibe
- ↑ La Argentina, María Sáenz Quesada
- ↑ Los vascos en América:, Fundación Vasco-Argentina
- ↑ Los Porteños, Manuel Mújica Laínez
- ↑ La Ensenada de Barragán: contribución a la historia portuaria del Rio de la Plata, Manuel María Oliver
- ↑ Creación del Regimiento de Patricios:, Ismael R. Pozzi Albornoz
- ↑ Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Volume 43, Cabildo de Buenos Aires