Pedro Antonio de Cevallos

Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón (short: Pedro de Cevallos, also Pedro de Ceballos, born June 29, 1715 in Cadiz, † December 26, 1778 in Córdoba) was a Spanish politician and military.

November 4, 1756 to 1766 held the position of governor of Buenos Aires. After the establishment of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata in 1776, he was on 15 October 1777 to June 26, 1778, the first Viceroy of the Río de la Plata.