Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo
Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo (* 1719 in Mérida, † 1799 in Madrid) was a Spanish politician and Viceroy of the Río de la Plata during the Spanish colonial rule in Argentina.
Life
Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo was born the son of a Spanish politician in Mérida. He studied in Spain and received military training. Subsequently, he was a soldier in several campaigns, including Italy and France. In Argentina, he was first governor of Buenos Aires and as such was the viceroys of Peru and the Río de la Plata. His main goal as governor was the expulsion of the Portuguese from the present-day Uruguay be, he remained unsuccessful.
On June 12, 1778 Vértiz y Salcedo was appointed Viceroy of the Río de la Plata. When that he had a wide area of responsibility: the development of a local economy, the colonization of uninhabited or populated Indigenous areas, the establishment of local governments ( " director " ) throughout the viceroyalty and preparing for a "Real Audiencia de Buenos Aires ". He also tried to unite artisans in guilds, imitating the European system. Under his government, the first census was conducted, which showed 37,000 residents. He founded the first theater of Buenos Aires, "La Ranchería ". Vértiz y Salcedo also played an important role in the suppression of the revolt in Peru, led by Tupac Amaru II
On March 7, 1784, he resigned as Viceroy and moved to Spain, where he died in 1799. His successor as Viceroy of the Río de la Plata was Nicolás del Campo.
Reign of Charles V: Pedro de Mendoza | Juan de Ayolas | Francisco Ruiz Galán | Domingo Martínez de Irala | Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca | Domingo Martínez de Irala
Reign of Philip II: Gonzalo de Mendoza | Francisco Ortiz de Vergara | Felipe de Cáceres | Juan Ortiz de Zárate | Diego Ortiz de Zárate | Juan de Garay | Alonso de Vera y Aragón | Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón | Hernando Arias de Saavedra | Fernando de Zárate
Reign of Philip III: Juan Ramirez de Velasco | Hernando Arias de Saavedra | Diego de Valdés | Francés de Beaumont | Hernando Arias de Saavedra | Diego Martín de Negrón | Mateo Leal de Ayala | Hernando Arias de Saavedra | Diego de Góngora.
Reign of Philip IV: Alonso Pérez de Salazar | Francisco de Céspedes | Pedro Esteban Dávila | Mendo de la Cueva y Benavidez | Ventura Mojica | Andrés de Sandoval | Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera | Jacinto Lariz | Pedro baigorri Ruiz | Alonso Mercado y Villacorta | Juan Martínez de Salazar
Reign of Charles II: Andrés de Robles | José de Garro | José de Herrera y Sotomayor | Agustín de Robles | Manuel de Prado y Maldonado
Reign of Philip V: Alonso Juan de Valdés e Inclan | Manuel de Velasco y Tejada | Juan José de Muliloa | Alonso de Arce y Soria | José Bermúdez de Castro | Baltasar García Ros | Bruno Mauricio de Zabala | Miguel de Salcedo y Sierraalta | Domingo Ortiz de Rozas | José de Andonaegui
Reign of Ferdinand VI. Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
Reign of Charles III: Francisco de Paula y Ursua Bucarelli | Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo.
From 1776: Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
- Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
- Spaniard
- Born in 1719
- Died in 1799
- Man