Tirso Martínez (Notary)

Tirso Martínez
Notary of the Tribunal Mayor de Cuentas de Buenos Aires
In office
1790 – 1810.[1]
Monarch Charles IV
Preceded by ?
Succeeded by ?
Personal details
Born c.1760
Astorga, Spain
Died c.1820
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality Spain Spanish
Spouse(s) Juana Fernánedez Sánchez
Occupation Government
Profession Notary

Tirso Martínez (c.1760-1820s) was a Spanish jurist, who served as notary in the Court of Accounts of Buenos Aires, during the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata.[2]

Biography

Martínez was born in Astorga, Spain, son of Matheo Martínez and María Marcos, belonging to a distinguished family. He arrived at the port of Buenos Aires from Cádiz, circa 1790, commissioned by the Spanish authorities to perform duties at the Court of Auditors of Buenos Aires and also in Lima.[3]

Martínez take part in the defense and reconquest of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the River Plate of 1806 and 1807.[4] He was notary of the court of auditors for many years, being seconded in office by the accounting officer Juan de Canaveris.[5]

Tirso Martínez was married in the Cathedral of Buenos Aires to Juana Fernánedez, daughter of Gil Fernández and Rosa Sánchez. His daughter Agustina Josefa Martínez Fernández was goddaughter of Pedro Andrés García,[6] a distinguished army officer and geographer, born in Caranceja (Cantabria).[7]

References

  1. ↑ Cedulario de la Real Audiencia de Buenos Aires: 7 de febrero de 1798 a 14 de febrero de 1810. Buenos Aires (Argentina : Province) Archivo Histórico.
  2. ↑ Revista patriótica del pasado argentino, Volumen 5. Manuel Ricardo Trelles.
  3. ↑ Historia de la muy noble, leal y benemérita ciudad de Astorga. Matías Rodríguez Díez.
  4. ↑ La reconquista y defensa de Buenos Aires, 1806-1807. Instituto de Estudios Históricos sobre la Reconquista y Defensa de Buenos Aires.
  5. ↑ El lazarillo de ciegos caminantes desde Buenos Aires hasta Lima, 1773, Volumen 25. José Joaquín de Araujo.
  6. ↑ Bautismos 1791-1801, Nuestra Señora de La Merced
  7. ↑ Los García, los Mansilla y la música. Juan María Veniard.
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