Pedro de Cevallos

Pedro Antonio de Ceballos the Cortes (born in 1715 with Cadiz in Spain - died in 1778 with Córdoba in South America) was a Spanish soldier there. Governor of Buenos Aires since 1757 until 1766, it was named viceroy during creation in 1776 of the Vice-royauté of Río of Plata.

Biography

As soon as it was indicated viceroy, governor and general captain of the provinces of Río of Plata and supreme president of the Real Audiencia of Plata, it left Cadiz the October 12th 1776 with the head of a forwarding.

The April 21st 1777 it arrived at Montevideo at the head of: 9316 men. Cevallos went by terrestrial way towards Colonia LED Sacramento which was with the hands of the Portuguese and which it subjected quickly. It moved then towards Río Grande of San Pedro, but halfway the news of the signature of peace between Spaniards and Portuguese came from to him. It moved then towards Buenos Aires to assume its load of viceroy, on October 15th 1777.

During his mandate one applied pragmatic the Loi of the free trade of 1778, which supported the development of Buenos Aires particularly.

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