Miguel de Merlos

Miguel Antonio de Merlos y Martínez
Alcalde of 2nd vote of Buenos Aires
In office
1735–1736
Monarch Philip V
Preceded by Juan Antonio Giles
Succeeded by Nicolás de la Quintana y Echeverría
Personal details
Born February 5, 1699
Buenos Aires, Spanish Empire
Died c.1770
Buenos Aires, Spanish Empire
Nationality Spanish
Spouse(s) María Teresa del Saz y Guerreros
Occupation Politician
Profession Army's officer
Signature
Military service
Allegiance  Spain
Service/branch Milicias Provinciales de Buenos Aires (Spanish Army)
Rank Maestre de Campo

Miguel Antonio de Merlos y Martínez (1699-c.1770) was a Spanish politician and military officer, who served as a military commander in the Fuerte de Buenos Aires. In 1745 he was ordained as Knight of the Royal Order of Santiago.[1]

Biography

Miguel de Merlos was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Miguel Antonio de Merlos, a distinguished military man born in Murcia, who also served as a Notary in the Real Asiento de Inglaterra, a branch in Buenos Aires of the South Sea Company. His mother was Rosa Martínez de Figueroa, belonging to an illustrious Creole family of the Kingdom of Chile.[2] He maintained an intense political performance in Buenos Aires, where he served as attorney general and sub-mayor of the city around 1735.[3]

Miguel de Merlos was married in the Cathedral of the City with María Teresa del Saz y Guerreros,[4] born in La Rioja (Spain), daughter of Juan del Saz y Guerreros and Juana García Urbana y Calvo de la Banda, a noble lady of the city of Seville.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago:, Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, Emilio de Cárdenas Piera
  2. ↑ Los Americanos en las órdenes nobiliarias, Volume 2, Guillermo Lohmann Villena, Francisco de Solano
  3. ↑ Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (Argentina). Cabildo, Cabildo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
  4. ↑ Real compañía de guardias marinas y Colegio naval:, Instituto histórico de marina
  5. ↑ Élites urbanas en Hispanoamérica:, Secretariado de Publicaciones, Universidad de Sevilla
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