Luis de Unzaga

Luis de Unzaga
le Conciliateur
4th Spanish governor of Louisiana
In office
1769–1777
MonarchCharles III
Preceded byAlejandro O'Reilly
Succeeded byBernardo de Gálvez
1st Captain General of Venezuela
In office
1777–1782
MonarchCharles III
Succeeded byPedro de Nava
69th Governor of Cuba
In office
1782–1785
MonarchCharles III
Preceded byJuan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat
Succeeded byBernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón
Personal details
Born
Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga

April 6 1717
Málaga, Spain
DiedJune 21 1793
Málaga, Spain
SpouseMarie Elizabeth de St. Maxent La Roche
Military service
Allegiance Viceroyalty of New Spain
 Kingdom of Spain
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of service1732–1793
RankCaptain General
Battles/warsAmerican 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.