Pedro Morales y Mercado
| Pedro Morales y Mercado | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of Morales | |
| Alcalde of 2nd vote (1651) Teniente de Gobernador of Buenos Aires | |
|
In office 1661–1662 | |
| Monarch | Philip IV |
| Preceded by | Amador de Roxas y Azevedo |
| Succeeded by | Jacinto Vela de Hinojosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
c.1600 Ciudad de Rodrigo, Salamanca, Spain |
| Died |
c.1670 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Spouse(s) | María de Manzanares y Aguilar |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | treasurer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Spain |
| Service/branch | Spanish Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Pedro Morales y Mercado was a 17th-century Spanish nobleman. He held different honorific positions in the Río de la Plata, serving as mayor, army officer and treasurer of Buenos Aires.[1]
Biography
Pedro Morales y Mercado was born in the 17th century in Ciudad de Rodrigo, (Spain), son of Juan de Morales y Mercado and Blanca Enríquez de Soria, belonging to a noble family.[2] The ancestors of his mother were possibly related to the House of Enríquez.[3]
In 1630s he moved to Buenos Aires, where served as Captain in the fort of city. His wife was María Manzanares y Aguilar, daughter of Francisco de Manzanares y Dardos, a Spanish politician, born in Toledo, and Leonor de Aguilar Pérez de Burgos, born in Buenos Aires.
Pedro Morales y Mercado has held various senior positions during the Viceroyalty of Peru, serving as Lieutenant Governor, Chief Justice,[4] Mayor, Alferez Real, and Treasurer of Buenos Aires.[5]
References
- ↑ Historia, Volumen 10,Número 38 -Volumen 11,Número 45, Argentina
- ↑ Nobiliario del antiguo virreynato del Río de la Plata, Librería y editorial "La Facultad", Bernabé y cía., 1938
- ↑ Estudios genealógicos, heráldicos y nobilarios en honor de Vicente Cadenas y Vincent
- ↑ Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Volumen 11, Talleres gráficos de la Penitenciaria nacional 1914
- ↑ Registro estadístico de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Partes 1-2, Buenos Aires (Argentina : Province). Oficina de Estadística General
External links
- Pedro Morales y Mercado on Genealogica Familiar (in Spanish)