List of viceroys of the Río de la Plata

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The viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was separated from the viceroyalty of Peru in 1776 and lasted until the provincial Unidas del Río de la Plata became independent . With the May Revolution on May 25, 1810, the independence movement declared the takeover of power by a local junta; the formal declaration of independence took place in the Congress of Tucumán on July 9, 1816.

List of viceroys of the Río de la Plata

This is a list of the viceroys who ruled the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.

In three cases the President of the Audiencia , the highest court in Buenos Aires, ruled temporarily .

portrait Name of the viceroy Term of office comment
Pedro de Cevallos.jpg Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón October 1777–12. June 1778
Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo.jpg Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo June 12, 1778-7. March 1784
Virrey Loreto.jpg Nicolás Francisco Cristóbal del Campo , Marquis de Loreto March 7, 1784-4. December 1789
Nicolás Antonio de Arredondo.png Nicolás Antonio de Arredondo December 4, 1789–16. March 1795
Pedro Melo de Portugal.jpg Pedro de Melo de Portugal y Vilhena March 16, 1795-15. April 1797
La Real Audiencia de Buenos Aires April 15, 1797–2. May 1797
Antonio Olaguer Feliú.png Antonio Olaguer Feliú May 2, 1797-14. March 1799
Avilés1.jpg Gabriel de Avilés y del Fierro , Marqués de Avilés March 14, 1799-20. May 1801
Joaquin del Pino.jpg Joaquín del Pino y Rozas, Romero y Negrete May 20, 1801-11. April 1804
La Real Audiencia de Buenos Aires April 11, 1804-23. April 1804
Rafael de Sobremonte.jpg Rafael de Sobremonte , Marquis de Sobremonte April 23, 1804-10. February 1807
La Real Audiencia de Buenos Aires October 14, 1806-10. February 1807
William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford by Sir William Beechey (2) .jpg William Carr Beresford June 27, 1806-13. August 1806 Commander of the British occupied Buenos Aires
Santiago de Liniers.jpg Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremont February 10, 1807-30. June 1809 from Feb 1807 to May 1808 interim viceroy
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros.jpg Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros y la Torre June 30, 1809-25. May 1810 Was born on 25 May 1810 as part of the May Revolution ousted

The Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata had deposed the viceroy on May 25, 1810 and replaced it with a government junta, from this point onwards the Spanish colonial government was in fact at war with the independence movement and gradually lost its sphere of influence. The declaration of independence of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata by the Congress of Tucumán was recognized by Spain in 1816.

portrait Name of the viceroy Term of office comment
General Francisco Javier de Elío (Museo del Prado) .jpg Francisco Javier de Elío August 31, 1810-18. November 1811 formal confirmation of the factual assumption of office on January 19, 1811; Resignation as viceroy in January 1812

See also

literature

  • John Lynch: Spanish Colonial Administration, 1782-1810: The Intendant System in the Viceroyalty of the Rio de La Plata (University of London. Historical Studies) , Publisher: Greenwood Press, London undated , ISBN 0837105463

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