Miguel Antonio de Merlos
| Miguel Antonio de Merlos | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of Merlos | |
| Governor of Porco Municipality | |
|
In office 1708–1709 | |
| Monarch | Philip V |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Miguel Antonio de Merlos y Jiménes 1669 Murcia, Spain |
| Died |
c.1744 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession |
Notary Army's officer |
| Signature |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Spain |
| Service/branch | Spanish Army |
| Rank | Sergeant major |
Miguel Antonio de Merlos (1669-c.1744) was a Spanish nobleman,[1] he established himself in the Indies during the Viceroyalty of Peru, serving as Alférez, Capitán of Militias and Sargento Mayor of the Compañía of Guardias Españolas of Buenos Aires.[2] He had also served as Governor of the province of Porco in 1709.[3]
Biography
Miguel Antonio was baptized on January 20, 1669 in the Parish of Santa Eulalia (Murcia, Spain),[4] being his parents Diego de Merlos y Calvo and Estefanía Jiménez de los Ríos, belonging to noble families of Murcia.[5] In 1691, he had arrived at the port of Buenos Aires as a passenger of Capt. Francisco de Retama.[6]
In 1696, Merlos was married in the Buenos Aires Cathedral to Rosa Martinez de Figueroa,[7] born in 1669 in Chile, daughter of Juan Martínez Guerrero (Chile) and Josefa de Figueroa y Cabrera (born in Alcaraz).[8] Merlos and his wife were the parents of Miguel Antonio de Merlos y Martínez, caballero of the Real Orden de Santiago,[9] who served as alcalde of 2nd vote (vice-mayor) of Buenos Aires in 1735.[10]
In 1716 Merlos was appointed Royal Notary of Compañía Real del Asiento de Inglaterra, (South Sea Company), dedicated to slave trafficking.[11] He also held military posts as Alférez, Captain of militia, then promoted to Sergeant major.[12] And was Mayordomo of Buenos Aires Cabildo in 1705 and 1740.[13]
On September 15, 1708, the Sargento Mayor Don Miguel Antonio de Merlos was appointed Administrator of Porco (Potosí, Bolivia).[14]
References
- ↑ Boletín, Volume 27, Part 1, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas
- ↑ Real compañía de guardias marinas y Colegio naval:, Instituto histórico de marina
- ↑ Los americanos en las órdenes nobiliarias, Guillermo Lohmann Villena
- ↑ Santiago, Guillermo Lohmann Villena
- ↑ Élites urbanas en Hispanoamérica:, Secretariado de Publicaciones, Universidad de Sevilla
- ↑ Élites urbanas en Hispanoamérica:, Secretariado de Publicaciones, Universidad de Sevilla
- ↑ Matrimonios 1656-1762, Catedral de Buenos Aires
- ↑ Los americanos en las órdenes nobiliarias (1529-1900), Guillermo Lohmann Villena
- ↑ Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Volume 7; Volume 25, by Buenos Aires (Argentina). Cabildo, José Juan Biedma, Augusto S Mallié
- ↑ Registro estadístico de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Parts 1-2, Buenos Aires Province
- ↑ Buenos Aires, siglo diez y ocho, by Sandra Olivero
- ↑ Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago, siglo XVIII, Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent
- ↑ Élites urbanas en Hispanoamérica: de la conquista a la independencia, Secretariado de Publicaciones, Universidad de Sevilla, 2005
- ↑ Catalogo, Volume 20, Tip. de la Revista de archivos, bibliotecas y museos