Manuel de Amaya
| Manuel de Amaya | |
|---|---|
| Buenos Aires Cabildo | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
c. 18th century Sevilla, Spain |
| Died |
c. 19th century Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata |
| Nationality |
 Spanish |
| Occupation | Government |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Manuel de Amaya (c.1740-–1800s) was a Spanish nobleman, the administrator general of the Real Renta de Tabaco in Buenos Aires.[1]
Biography
Born in Sevilla, Amaya arrived in the port of Buenos Aires c. 1775 to fulfill governmental functions in the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata. His wife was Valentina, a "porteña" daughter of Don Joseph Zenzano, an important member of the government.[2] Amaya was the first holder in the Administración General of Buenos Aires, to which he was appointed in 1778.[3]
References
- ↑ The Bureaucrats of Buenos Aires, 1769-1810: Amor Al Real Servicio, by Susan Migden Socolow
- ↑ Publicaciones del Archivo Histórico de la Provincia de Buenos Aires: Documentos del archivo, Volume 2, Río de la Plata (Viceroyalty). Real Audiencia (Buenos Aires
- ↑ Nuestra historia, Issues 20-26, Fundación Nuestra Historia, 1977
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