Luis Vernet

Luis Elías Vernet
BornMarch 6, 1791
DiedJanuary 17, 1871(1871-01-17) (aged 79)[1]
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery
MonumentsMount Vernet on East Falkland is named in his memory.
CitizenshipArgentine[2]
Occupation(s)Merchant
Businessman
Public officer
Known forBeing appointed as Military and Civil Commander of Falkland Islands and the Islands adjacent to Cape Horn by the Government of Buenos Aires
TitleMilitary and Civil Commander of the Falkland Islands and the Islands adjacent to Cape Horn
Term1829–1831
SuccessorJuan Esteban Mestivier
Spouse
(m. 1819; died 1858)
ChildrenLuis Emilio, Luisa, Sofía, Malvina, Gustavo, Carlos Federico
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Luis Vernet (born Louis Élie Vernet; March 6, 1791 – January 17, 1871) was a merchant from Hamburg of Huguenot descent. Vernet established a settlement on East Falkland in 1828, after first seeking approval from both the British and Argentine authorities. As such, Vernet is a controversial figure in the history of the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.

  1. ^ Caillet-Bois, 1952, p. 192
  2. ^ Cawkell, 1961, p. 51.