Antonio Barreto
Antonio Barreto (* in the 18th century , † in the 18th or 19th century ) was governor of the then Spanish colony of Trinidad from January or June to August 1784 .
Life
Barreto was the military commander of the Guiana Province when he was appointed interim governor of the Trinidad Province by Francisco Saavedra , the governor of the superior general captaincy of Venezuela in Caracas , in January or June 1784 . The previous governor of Trinidad, Juan Francisco Machado , in turn only an interim governor after the death of Martín de Salaverría , had been dismissed by Saavedra. In Madrid, José María Chacón had long since been appointed a new governor, but he first had to organize his affairs and arrive, so that an interim governor was needed. He ruled until Chacón's arrival in August 1784.
During Barreto's short term of office, there was an upheaval, to which he only contributed by continuing the office of his predecessor. The capital of Trinidad at that time was San José de Oruña , and the civil administration of the colony was largely carried out by a largely autonomous Cabildo , whose seat was in the rather remote San José. De Salaverría, who resided on the coast in Port of Spain, succeeded for the first time in persuading the Cabildo to hold their regular meetings in Port of Spain. Barreto kept this up and made Port of Spain the de facto capital, which his successor Chacón only had to confirm by law.
Individual evidence
- ^ Francisco Morales Padrón: Spanish Trinidad . Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston / Miami 2012, ISBN 978-976-637-616-1 , pp. 160 .
- ^ Caribbean History Archives: The Code Noir. Retrieved December 11, 2016 .
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| SURNAME | Barreto, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish governor of Trinidad |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th century or 19th century |