The Count of Buenos Aires | |
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 Portrait of Liniers, Naval Museum of Madrid | |
| 10th Viceroy of the Río de la Plata | |
| In office February 10, 1807 – June 30, 1809 | |
| Monarch | Charles IV of Spain – Junta of Seville |
| Preceded by | Rafael de Sobremonte |
| Succeeded by | Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques de Liniers July 25, 1753 Niort, France |
| Died | August 26, 1810 (aged 57) Cabeza de Tigre, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
| Political party | Royalist |
| Spouse(s) | Martina de Sarratea (1772–1805), elder sister of Manuel de Sarratea |
| Domestic partner(s) | Ana Perichon between 1806 and 1808 |
| Occupation | Naval officer |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Battles/wars | |
Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM (July 25, 1753 – August 26, 1810[1]) was a Spanish military officer and a viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Although born Jacques de Liniers in France, he is more widely known by the Spanish form of his name.
He was popularly regarded as the hero of the reconquest of Buenos Aires after the first British invasion of the River Plate. As a result of his success, he was appointed as viceroy, replacing Rafael de Sobremonte. It was unprecedented for a viceroy to be replaced without the King's direct intervention. But he was confirmed in office by Charles IV of Spain.
He defended the settlement against a second British invasion and a mutiny that sought to replace him. He was replaced in 1809 by Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, appointed as viceroy by the Junta of Seville, and retired from public activity. But when the May Revolution took place, Liniers decided to come out of his retirement and organized a monarchist uprising in Córdoba. Liniers was forced to flee, but was eventually captured and executed without trial.
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