Pedro Morales y Mercado
| Pedro Morales y Mercado | |
|---|---|
|
Coat of Arms of Morales | |
| official in Buenos Aires Cabildo | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1590s Ciudad de Rodrigo, Salamanca, Spain |
| Died |
1660s Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Nationality |
 Spanish |
| Occupation | Functionary |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Pedro Morales y Mercado was a 17th-century Spanish nobleman and official in the Río de la Plata, Argentina.[1]
Biography
Born in the 17th century in Ciudad de Rodrigo, Spain, Pedro Morales y Mercado was the son of Juan de Morales y Mercado and Blanca Enriquez de Soria.[2] relative of House of Enríquez.[3] in 1630s he moved to Buenos Aires, was appointed Captain in the fort of city. His wife was María Manzanares y Aguilar, daughter of Government official Francisco de Manzanares y Dardos and his wife Leonor de Aguilar.
Pedro Morales y Mercado has held various senior positions during the Viceroyalty of Peru, served 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 (Spanish)
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