Luis de Unzaga le Conciliateur | |
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4th Spanish governor of Louisiana | |
In office 1769–1777 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Preceded by | Alejandro O'Reilly |
Succeeded by | Bernardo de Gálvez |
1st Captain General of Venezuela | |
In office 1777–1782 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Succeeded by | Pedro de Nava |
69th Governor of Cuba | |
In office 1782–1785 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Preceded by | Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat |
Succeeded by | Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón |
Personal details | |
Born | Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga April 6 1717 Málaga, Spain |
Died | June 21 1793 Málaga, Spain |
Spouse | Marie Elizabeth de St. Maxent La Roche |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Viceroyalty of New Spain Kingdom of Spain |
Branch/service | Spanish Army |
Years of service | 1732–1793 |
Rank | Captain General |
Battles/wars | American Revolution, Seven Years' War, War of Jenkins' Ear, War of the Polish Succession, Spanish conquest of Oran (1732) |
Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga (1717–1793), also known as Louis Unzaga y Amezéga le Conciliateur, Luigi de Unzaga Panizza and Lewis de Onzaga, was governor of Spanish Louisiana from late 1769 to mid-1777, as well as a Captain General of Venezuela from 1777 to 1782 and Cuba from 1782 to 1785.