Miguel de Riglos Bástida

Miguel de Riglos y de la Bastida
Coat of Arms of Riglos
Alcalde of second vote of Buenos Aires
In office
1708–1709
Monarch Philip V
Personal details
Born May 5, 1649
Tudela, Navarre, Spain
Died August 6, 1719
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru
Nationality Spanish
Spouse(s) Gregoria Silveyra Gouvea 1673-1707
María Leocadia de Torres Gaete 1709-1710
Josefa Rosa Alvarado Terra.[1]
Occupation Politician
Merchant
Profession Army's officer
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Spanish
Service/branch Spanish Army
Rank Captain

Miguel de Riglos y de la Bastida (1649-1719) was a Spanish nobleman, merchant, and Captain in the fort of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru.[2]

Biography

Miguel de Riglos was born in Tudela, Navarre, the son of Juan de Riglos and Fermina de la Bastida, belonging to a noble family of Aragonese roots.[3] He arrived in the Río de la Plata from Cádiz in 1670, aboard the ship "San Hermenegildo".[4]

Riglos was one of the richest men in the Río de la Plata to early 18th century. Installed in Buenos Aires he dedicated himself to the trade and import of leather, being in charge of the business of cimarron cattle of Buenos Aires Province.[5] He had among his possessions a luxurious carriage with golden studs, and a stained glass window inside.[6] He also built a luxurious house known as the "Altos de Riglos", the first house on two floors of Buenos Aires,[7] located at the current corner Bolivar and Avenida Rivadavia, neighborhood Monserrat.[8]

Riglos also owned a sumptuous residence (la Mesón del Retiro) in the Retiro area. This residence was rented in 1703 to the Compagnie Royale de Guinée, a French "company" that had operated in Buenos Aires until 1712.[9] Years later in 1718 Riglos sold his property to Thomas Dover, president of the South Sea Company in Buenos Aires.[10] "La Casa del Retiro" was located in the current Plaza San Martín, and his first owner was the Governor of Buenos Aires Don Agustín de Robles Lorenzana, who had sold it to Miguel de Riglos around 1700.[11]

In addition to having served as commander of the Fort of Buenos Aires, Riglos held honorary offices in the city of Buenos Aires, serving as regidor[12] and mayor of second vote in 1682 and 1708.[13]

Miguel de Riglos was the ancestor of María de los Remedios de Escalada, wife of General don José de San Martín.[14] His grandson Miguel Fermín de Riglos was a knight of the Order of Santiago.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Los americanos en las órdenes nobiliarias (1529-1900), Guillermo Lohmann Villena
  2. ↑ Tradiciones de Buenos Aires: sér., 1580, Pastor Servando Obligado
  3. ↑ Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago: continuacion de la obra de Vicente de, Emilio de Cárdenas Piera
  4. ↑ Nobiliario del antiguo virreynato del Río de la Plata ...
  5. ↑ Cómo era Buenos Aires, Fermín Vicente Arenas Luque
  6. ↑ Historia social y cultural del Río de la Plata, 1536-1810: el trasplante social, Guillermo Fúrlong Cárdiff
  7. ↑ Historia, Números 9-12, 1957
  8. ↑ Historia cultural de los argentinos: Del período prehispánico a la época de Rosas, José Luis Cosmelli Ibáñez
  9. ↑ Historia, Volume 2, Issues 5-8, Armando Alonso Piñeiro
  10. ↑ Saavedra, el hombre de Mayo, Ediciones Culturales Argentinas, Ministerio de Cultura y Educación, Secretaría de Estado de Cultura
  11. ↑ Historia, Volumes 11-14, Argentina
  12. ↑ Apogeo y ocaso de los Anchorena, Juan José Sebreli
  13. ↑ Registro estadístico de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Parts 1-2, Buenos Aires (Argentina : Province). Oficina de Estadística General
  14. ↑ La sociedad de Buenos Aires en sus derechos a mayorazgos y a otras fundaciones españolas: (siglo XVII), Jorge A. Serrano Redonnet
  15. ↑ Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago: Siglo XVIII.. Índice onomástico (, Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago: Siglo XVIII.. Índice onomástico (


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