Francisco de Merlo
| Francisco de Merlo | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of Merlo | |
| Escribano Real of the Cabildo de Buenos Aires | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Francisco de Merlo y Barbosa 1693 Sevilla, Spain |
| Died |
April 4, 1758 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Nationality |
 Spanish |
| Occupation |
Government landowner |
| Profession | Notary |
| Signature |
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Francisco de Merlo (1693-1758) was a Spanish nobleman, politician, and notary of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru.[1] He was the founder of the city of Merlo, Buenos Aires.[2]
Biography
Merlo was born in Sevilla, son Antonio de Merlo and Juana Gerónima Barbosa, a distinguished Spanish family.[3] He was married twice, first in Spain to María Teresa de Gámiz. And second on November 30, 1713 in Buenos Aires, with Francisca del Toro, daughter of Damián del Toro and Lucía González de Marquina, belonging to an illustrious family.[4]
In 1726, exercising the position of notary of the city Council, he participated in the founding act of the city of Montevideo [5] And on August 28, 1755 he founded the town of Merlo in Buenos Aires Province.[6]
Francisco de Merlo and his wife Francisca del Toro, were godparents of Antonio Espinosa Barrionuevo, descendant of Baltasar de Barrionuevo, a Spanish conquistador, born in Talavera de la Reina.
References
- ↑ Descripcion ... de la provincia de Santa Cruz de la de la Sierra. Buenos-Aires 1836. Francisco de Viedma.
- ↑ Tercer Congreso de Historia Argentina y Regional: celebrado en Santa Fe y Paraná, del 10 al 12 de julio de 1975, Volume 3. Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1977.
- ↑ Estudios genealógicos, heráldicos y nobilarios en honor de Vicente de Cadenas y Vincent. Luis de Salazar y Castro.
- ↑ Nupcias patricias: descendencia de los fundadores de la ciudad, siglos XVII-XVIII-XIX-XX. Alberto A. Wildner-Fox.
- ↑ Coleccion de obras y documentos relativos a la historia antigua y ..., Volume 3. Pedro de Angelis.
- ↑ Historia cronológica de la ciudad de Buenos Aires 1536-2014. Contreras, Leonel.