Manuel de Velasco y Tejada

Manuel de Velasco y Tejada was a Spanish Navy officer and colonial administrator commanded the Spanish fleet during the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702 during the War of Spanish Succession.^[1] In 1708 he bought the title of Governor of the Río de la Plata for 3,000 pesos but was apprehended there and sent to Spain, with all his belongings taken.^{[citation needed]}