Domingo de Basavilbaso | |
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 portrait of Domingo Basavilbaso | |
| Mayor of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1745–1746 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Herrera y Loizaga |
| Succeeded by | Juan Martín de Mena |
| Vice-Mayor of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1738–1739 | |
| Preceded by | Alonso del Pozo Vitte |
| Succeeded by | Faustino de Larrea |
| Procurador General of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1739–1740 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Narváez |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Antonio de Merlo |
| Administrador General of the Real Renta de Correos | |
| In office 1768–1772 | |
| Succeeded by | Manuel de Basavilbaso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Domingo de Basavilbaso y de la Presa 1 September 1709 Bilbao, Spain |
| Died | 9 May 1775 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Resting place | Buenos Aires Cathedral |
| Spouse | María Ignacia de Urtubia y Toledo |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1729-1760 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Fuerte de Buenos Aires |
| Commands | Milicias de Caballería de Buenos Aires |
Domingo de Basavilbaso (1709 – 1775) was a Spanish politician and military, who served during the colonial period of Argentina as alcalde, comandante, procurador and regidor of Buenos Aires.[1] He was the founder of the Basavilbaso family in Buenos Aires, related from the colonial period to the beginning of the 20th century with the main Spanish, Argentine and Uruguayan patrician families.[2]
He took an active part in the expulsion of the Jesuits,[3] and in some military campaigns aimed at containing the indigenous advance in the Province of Buenos Aires.[4] He also had a distinguished career as General Mail Administrator in the Río de la Plata territories, actively participating in the beginnings of the Argentine mail.[5]
- ^ Calatrava. Alcantara. Montesa. Carlos III. Malta, Guillermo Lohmann Villena, 1947
- ^ Revista histórica, Volumen 2, Impr. Universitaria, 1988, 1929
- ^ Coleccion de documentos relativos á la expulsion de los Jesuitas, Francisco Javier Bravo, 1872
- ^ Revista chilena de historia y geografía, Volumen 156, Impr. Universitaria, 1988, 1988
- ^ Historia de correos y telégrafos de la República Argentina..., Argentina. Correos y Telecomunicaciones, Ramón de Castro Esteves, 1938