Antonio Cabral de Melo

Antonio Cabral de Melo
Personal details
Born Antonio Román Cabral de Melo Alpoim Carbajal y Salas.[1]
November 21, 1646
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died 1700s
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality Spanish
Occupation merchant
Religion Catholicism

Antonio Cabral de Melo (1646-1700s) was a Spanish nobleman, Captain and landowner in the province of Buenos Aires, in the late 1600s.[2] The Cabral de Melo were one of the most powerful families in the Río de la Plata during the 17th century, descendants of the Royal House of Portugal.[3]

Biography

Cabral de Melo was born in Buenos Aires, son of Cristóbal Cabral de Melo and María de Carbajal.[4] He was married in the Buenos Aires Cathedral, on July 13, 1671 with Leonor Morales, daughter of Pedro Morales y Mercado and Mariana de Manzanares.

Cabral de Melo was dedicated himself to the raising of livestock, both cattle and hogs, had his ranch in the center of Buenos Aires Province.[5] He also participated in military expeditions against the Indians, held the position of Maestre de Campo.[6] Almost all their missions were dedicated to protect livestock and ranchers in the area continuously attacked by wild Indians. His uncle Manuel Cabral de Alpoim was one of the most respected and feared by the natives.[7]

Antonio Cabral de Melo was grandson of Gonzalo Carbajal, Lieutenant Governor and Alcalde of Buenos Aires.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Revista patriótica del pasado argentino, Volumen 1, Pedro de Montenegro
  2. ↑ Historia de Zárate, 1689-1909, by Vicente Raúl Botta
  3. ↑ Actas de la XI Reunión Americana de Genealogía, Eduardo Pardo de Guevara y Váldez
  4. ↑ Nupcias patricias: descendencia de los fundadores de la ciudad, siglos XVII-XVIII-XIX-XX, by Alberto A. Wildner-Fox
  5. ↑ El Fuerte 25 [i.e. veinticinco] de Mayo en Cruz de Guerra, Dirección de Impresiones Oficiales, 1949
  6. ↑ Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Volumen 13, by Buenos Aires. Cabildo, José Juan Biedma, Augusto S. Mallié, Héctor C. Quesada, Eugenio Corbet France
  7. ↑ Why Have You Come Here? : The Jesuits and the First Evangelization of Native ..., State University of New York
  8. ↑ Historia, Volumen 10,Número 38 -Volumen 11,Número 45, 1965

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