Bernardo de Velasco
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Bernardo Luis de Velasco y Huidobro (20 August 1742 – c. 1821) was a figure in the Spanish American wars of independence, the last Spanish governor of the Intendency of Paraguay and a commander of royalist military forces in the war. He was deposed by the congress celebrated in Asunción on 17 June 1811. He was born in Villadiego, Burgos, Spain.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velasco and the second or maternal family name is Huidobro.
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Bernardo de Velasco | |
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Intendent Governor of Paraguay | |
In office 5 May 1806 – 17 June 1811 | |
Preceded by | Lázaro de Ribera y Espinoza |
Succeeded by | Post abolished (replaced by Superior Governing Junta of the Province of Paraguay) |
Military and political governor of the thirty towns of the Missions | |
In office 9 October 1804 – 17 June 1811 | |
Monarch | Charles IV of Spain |
Preceded by | Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires |
Personal details | |
Born | Bernardo Luis de Velasco y Huidobro 20 August 1742 Villadiego, Burgos, Spain |
Died | Unknown, possibly around 1821 Asunción, Paraguay |
Nationality | Spain and Paraguay |
Occupation | Military |
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