Nicolás Antonio de Arredondo
Nicolás Antonio de Arredondo (* 1726 in Bárcena de Cícero, Cantabria , Spain , † 1802 in Madrid , Spain) was a Spanish officer and colonial administrator who served as viceroy of the Río de la Plata .
Arredondo embarked on a military career and began his career in the Spanish-occupied territories of Italy. He later went to America and fought there from 1780 in the American War of Independence for the Spanish troops in Florida .
In 1785 he was appointed governor of Santiago de Cuba , but was soon removed from office because he was accused of allowing his friends to commit offenses. In 1787 he was appointed president of the Real Audiencia de Charcas (which suggests that he also had a legal education). Before he could take up this office, he was appointed viceroy on the Río de la Plata .
He reached Buenos Aires in 1789. Soon after, he was promoted to lieutenant general. His term of office was accompanied by a comprehensive economic upswing, which he tried to promote politically as best he could. He had the infrastructure improved, streets paved and paved (including the Plaza Mayor ) and the sanitary conditions improved.
He also promoted animal husbandry and trade. During his term of office the establishment of the commercial court Consulado Real fell in 1794. One reason for the upswing was probably the release of the slave trade in the Spanish colonies in 1789. Arredondo had the border to Brazil concretized and consolidated, as it was in the First Treaty of San Ildefonso Was established in 1777. The defenses of Montevideo were reinforced. He also ordered expeditions to develop the Falkland Islands . When the First Coalition War between Spain and revolutionary France began in 1793 , it banned the distribution of French pamphlets. He ended his tenure in 1795 and returned to Europe.
There he was still captain general of Valencia before he died in 1802.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolás del Campo |
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata 1789–1795 |
Pedro Melo de Portugal y Villena |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arredondo, Nicolás Antonio de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Viceroy of the Río de la Plata |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1726 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bárcena de Cícero, Cantabria , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1802 |
| Place of death | Madrid , Spain |