Governor of Montevideo
The office of governor of Montevideo (the Gobernación de Montevideo ) was shortly after the Treaty of Madrid in 1750 by Ferdinand VI. created by Spain to ensure more efficient control of the area on the left bank of the Río de la Plata , which was assigned to Spain as a result of the treaty. In military terms he was directly subordinate to the Spanish king, but was otherwise still assigned to the Capitanat de las Provincias Unidas and thus Buenos Aires.
Governors
The governors of Montevideo between 1751 and 1814 were:
- José Joaquín de Viana (March 14, 1751 to April 8, 1764)
- Agustín de la Rosa (April 8, 1764 to 1771)
- José Joaquín de Viana (1771 to February 1773)
- Joaquín del Pino Sánchez de Rojas (February 1773 to August 2, 1790)
- Miguel de Tejada (temporary) (1790)
- Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú (1790 to February 11, 1797)
- José de Bustamante y Guerra (February 11, 1797 to 1804)
- Pascual Ruiz Huidobro (1804 to February 3, 1807)
On February 3, 1807, British troops occupied Montevideo , ousted Governor Ruiz Huidobro and captured him. The British then held the city until September 9, 1807, when it was retaken from the Spanish. Immediately afterwards the office of governor was filled again:
- Francisco Javier de Elío (September 9, 1807 to April 1810)
- Joaquín de Soria y Santa Cruz (April to October 1810) and Cristóbal Salvañach
- Gaspar de Vigodet (also called "Bigodé" in contemporary documents) (October 7, 1810 to January 1811)
- Francisco Javier de Elío (January to November 18, 1811) (2nd term)
- Gaspar de Vigodet (November 18, 1811 to June 23, 1814) (2nd term)
On June 23, 1814, Argentine and Uruguayan troops under the leadership of Carlos María de Alvear invaded Montevideo and ended Spanish rule over the city. The following Revolutionary Government of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata , the Director Supremo de las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata , retained the office of Governor of Montevideo and named the successor:
- Nicolás Rodríguez Peña (July to August 1814)
- Miguel Estanislao Soler (August 1814 to February 1815)
On February 25, 1815 the Argentine troops left Montevideo to José Gervasio Artigas , who appointed two deputy governors during his rule over Uruguay . These were the last two official holders of this title:
- Fernando Otorgués (February 26 to July 29, 1815)
- Miguel Barreiro (July 29, 1815 to January 20, 1817)
The office ended with the second Portuguese invasion of Uruguay in July 1816.
Web links
- Data at www.worldstatesmen.org , accessed February 23, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ CRONOLOGÍA DE LA BANDA ORIENTAL ( Memento of the original dated August 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish), accessed February 23, 2012
