Miguel de Riglos Bástida
| Miguel de Riglos y de la Bastida | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of Riglos | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 5, 1649 Tudela, Navarre, Spain |
| Died |
August 6, 1719 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Nationality |
 Spanish |
| Spouse(s) |
Gregoria Silveyra Gouvea 1673-1707 María Leocadia de Torres Gaete 1709-1710 Josefa Rosa Alvarado Terra.[1] |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Profession | Military |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Miguel de Riglos y de la Bastida (1649-1719) was a Spanish nobleman, merchant, and Captain in the fort of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru.[2]
Biography
Miguel de Riglos was born in Tudela, Navarre, the son of Juan de Riglos and Fermina de la Bastida.[3] He arrived in the port of Buenos Aires in the expedition of Captain Miguel de Vergara, commanded by Navio "San Hermenegildo".[4] Riglos was one of the richest men in the Buenos Aires to early 18th century. He had among his possessions a luxurious carriage with golden studs, and a stained glass window inside.[5] Riglos also built a luxurious house known as the "Altos de Riglos", the first house on two floors of Buenos Aires,[6] located at the current corner Bolivar and Avenida Rivadavia.[7]
Miguel de Riglos was the ancestor of María de los Remedios de Escalada, wife of General don José de San Martín.[8] His grandson Miguel Fermín de Riglos was a knight of the Order of Santiago.[9]
References
- ↑ Los americanos en las órdenes nobiliarias (1529-1900), Guillermo Lohmann Villena
- ↑ Tradiciones de Buenos Aires: sér., 1580, Pastor Servando Obligado
- ↑ Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago: continuacion de la obra de Vicente de, Emilio de Cárdenas Piera
- ↑ Nobiliario del antiguo virreynato del Río de la Plata ...
- ↑ Historia social y cultural del Río de la Plata, 1536-1810: el trasplante social, Guillermo Fúrlong Cárdiff
- ↑ Historia, Números 9-12, 1957
- ↑ Historia cultural de los argentinos: Del período prehispánico a la época de Rosas, José Luis Cosmelli Ibáñez
- ↑ La sociedad de Buenos Aires en sus derechos a mayorazgos y a otras fundaciones españolas: (siglo XVII), Jorge A. Serrano Redonnet
- ↑ Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago: Siglo XVIII.. Índice onomástico (, Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago: Siglo XVIII.. Índice onomástico (