Pedro Piernas

Pedro Piernas
2nd Commandant of Upper Louisiana
In office
1768–?
Preceded byFrancisco Rui
Succeeded byLouis Saint-Ange de Bellerive
1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Louisiana
In office
1770–1775
Succeeded byFrancisco Cruzat
Personal details
BornUnknown
DiedUnknown
ProfessionSoldier, lieutenant governor of Illinois and commander of St. Louis

Pedro Joseph Piernas was a Spanish military official who rose to the rank of commandant in 1768 and served as Lieutenant governor of Illinois between 1770 and 1775.