Fernando de Leyba

Fernando de Leyba
3rd Lieutenant Governor of
Upper Louisiana
In office
June 14, 1778 – June 28, 1780
MonarchCharles III
Preceded byFrancisco Cruzat
Succeeded byFrancisco Cruzat
Personal details
Born
Fernando de Leyba y Córdova Vizcaigaña

(1734-07-24)July 24, 1734
Ceuta
DiedJuly 28, 1780(1780-07-28) (aged 46)
St. Louis
Resting placeSt. Louis
Spouse
María Concepción de Zasar
(m. 1767)
Children2
Military service
BranchSpanish Army
Years of service1752–1780
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitFixed Infantry Regiment of Louisiana
Battles

Lieutenant Colonel Fernando de Leyba y Córdova Vizcaigaña (July 24, 1734 – June 28, 1780) was a Spanish Army officer who served as the third lieutenant governor of Upper Louisiana from 1778 until his death in 1780. He successfully defended the village of St. Louis during the American Revolutionary War.