Alonso de Arce y Soria

Alonso de Arce y Soria
Governor of Buenos Aires
In office
1712 – 2 October 1714
MonarchPhilip V
Preceded byJuan José de Muliloa
Succeeded byJosé Bermúdez de Castro
Personal details
Born1654
Cañete, Cuenca, Spain
Died2 October 1714
Buenos Aires, Argentina
SpouseMaría Claudia García de Arcos.[1]
OccupationGovernment
ProfessionArmy's officer
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of service1670-1710
RankGeneral
UnitTercios de Flandes

Alonso de Arce y Soria (1654 - 1714) was a Spanish army's officer and politician,[2] who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as governor of Buenos Aires.[3]

Biography

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He was born in Cañete, Cuenca, Spain, the son of José de Arce and María López de Soria, belonging to a noble Castilian family. He performed his military career in the Reales Ejércitos, serving for more than forty years in Flanders.[4] He arrived in Buenos Aires in 1712 from Madrid,[5] where he had purchased the title of Governor and Captain general of the Río de la Plata provinces.[6]

He died on October 2, 1714, being replaced by Sergeant Major José Bermúdez de Castro.[7]

His son Alonso Arce Arcos, was married to María Báez de Alpoim, daughter of Juan Báez de Alpoim and Sabina Lavayén, belonging to a distinguished family of Buenos Aires.[8] His granddaughter María Bartolina de Arce, was married to Agustín Fernando de Pinedo, governor of Paraguay between 1772 and 1778.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Boletín de la Academia Nacional de la Historia, Volumen 38, Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1965
  2. ^ Coleccion de Obras y Documentos relativos a la Historia antigua y ..., Volume 2, Pedro de Angelis, 1836
  3. ^ Documentos del Archivo General de Indias en el Museo Etnográfico, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1992
  4. ^ Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Volumen 2;Volumen 20, Archivo General de la Nación, 1926
  5. ^ Atlas histórico: Nueva Historia Argentina, Juan Suriano, Mirta Zaida Lobato, December 2013, ISBN 9789500746236
  6. ^ Historia de los gobernadores de las provincias argentinas ...: Provincia de Buenos Aires, 1536-1810, Antonio Zinny, 1941
  7. ^ Historia de la Argentina, Volume 3, Vicente D. Sierra, 1959
  8. ^ Familias iberoamericanas: historia, identidad y conflictos, Pilar Gonzalbo Aizpuru, 2001, ISBN 9789681209988
  9. ^ Estudios genealógicos, heráldicos y nobilarios en honor de ..., Instituto Luis de Salazar y Castro, 1978, ISBN 9788400037796