Domingo de Acassuso
Domingo de Acassuso y de los Terreros | |
|---|---|
 portrait of Domingo de Acassuso | |
| Alcalde of 2nd vote of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1716–1717 | |
| Monarch | Philip V of Spain |
| Preceded by | Antonio de Igarzábal y Goitia |
| Succeeded by | Mathías Solana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1658 Biscay, Spain |
| Died | 1727 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Resting place | Parish of San Nicolás de Bari |
| Occupation | politician merchant |
| Profession | Army's officer |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1680-c.1720 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | regiments of Seville and Río de la Plata |
Domingo de Acassuso (1658–1727) was a Spanish politician and military man, who served as mayor of Buenos Aires in 1716.[1] He was the founder of the city of San Isidro in Buenos Aires Province.[2]
Biography[edit]
He was born in Zalla, province of Biscay, the son of Domingo de Acassuso and María de los Terreros. He was married to Teresa de Pessoa, daughter of Alejo de Pessoa y Figueroa, a descendant of families Gonçalves-Nuñez Cabral de Melo,[3] and Juana Gómes, a mulatto woman, from whose union with the Pessoa family, descend a large number of patrician families of Buenos Aires.[4]
Established in Buenos Aires fulfilled various political and military roles, including treasurer and accountant, and the vice-mayor of the city.[5] His most important work was related to the construction of the Church of San Nicolás de Bari.[6] He also was involved in the slave trade of Buenos Aires with the French and English factories.[7] His house was located in the vicinity of the Real Asiento de Inglaterra, a factory belonging to South Sea Company.[8]
The Club Atlético Acassuso was founded in honor of Domingo de Acassuso.[9] His family was linked to the family of Domingo Pelliza, a politician and military man, born in La Spezia region of Liguria, Italy.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Diccionario biográfico colonial argentino, Institución Mitre, 1945
- ^ San Isidro, reseña histórica, Adrián Beccar Varela, 1906
- ^ Mestizaje, sangre y matrimonio, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 2008, ISBN 9789870235330
- ^ Mestizaje, sangre y matrimonio en territorios de la actual Argentina y Uruguay, siglos XVII-XX, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Centro de Estudios Avanzados, 2008, ISBN 9789870235330
- ^ Plazas y calles de Buenos Aires, Talleres gráficos de la Penitenciaría Nacional, 1910
- ^ Exposición de planos y fotografías de monumentos históricos, G. Kraft Ltda, 1939
- ^ Boletín del Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Temas10-13, El Instituto, 1987, 1987
- ^ Historia, Temas33-36, Ediciones AP, 1989
- ^ Los Clubes del Fútbol Argentino. Tomo I., Romero, Gerardo, February 2014, ISBN 9789870271031
- ^ Del Pago de la Costa al San Isidro actual, Fundación Vasco Argentina, 2005, ISBN 9789879755648