Manuel de Amat | |
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 Portrait of Amat as Viceroy of Peru, 1773 | |
| 31st Viceroy of Peru | |
| In office October 12, 1761 – July 17, 1776 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Count of Aranda |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Manso de Velasco |
| Succeeded by | Manuel de Guirior |
| Royal Governor of Chile | |
| In office December 28, 1755 – September 9, 1761 | |
| Monarch | Ferdinand VI |
| Preceded by | Domingo Ortiz de Rosas |
| Succeeded by | Félix de Berroeta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1707 Vacarisses, Spain |
| Died | 14 February 1782 (aged 74) Barcelona, Spain |
| Spouse | María Francisca de Fivaller |
| Profession | Field Marshal |
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Manuel de Amat y Junyent, OSJ, OM (Catalan: Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent) (March 1707 – February 14, 1782) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator. He was the Royal Governor of the Captaincy General of Chile from December 28, 1755, to September 9, 1761, and Viceroy of Peru from October 12, 1761, to July 17, 1776.[1]
- ^ Most of this article is a loose translation of the Spanish Wikipedia article, accessed on September 26, 2006