Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros | |
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 Portrait of Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros | |
| 11th Viceroy of Río de la Plata | |
| In office 15 July 1809 – 25 May 1810 | |
| Monarch | Junta of Seville |
| Preceded by | Santiago de Liniers |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Javier de Elío |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1756 Cartagena, Spain |
| Died | 9 June 1829 (aged 73) Cartagena, Spain |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Political party | Royalist |
| Spouse | Inés de Gaztambide |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Years of service | 1770–1805 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | San Pablo, Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Cape St Vincent, Battle of Trafalgar |
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros y de la Torre (6 January 1756 – 9 June 1829) was a Spanish Navy officer and colonial administrator. He took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent and the Battle of Trafalgar, and in the Spanish resistance against Napoleon's invasion in 1808. He was later appointed Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, replacing Santiago de Liniers. He disestablished the government Junta of Javier de Elío and quelled the Chuquisaca Revolution and the La Paz revolution. An open cabildo deposed him as viceroy during the May Revolution, but he attempted to be the president of the new government junta, thus retaining power. The popular unrest in Buenos Aires did not allow that, so he resigned. He was banished back to Spain shortly after that, and died in 1829.