Agustín de Ahumada, 2nd Marquess of Amarillas
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Preceded by | The Count of Revillagigedo |
Succeeded by | Francisco Cajigal de la Vega |
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Born | Ronda, Andalusia, Spain | 18 September 1700
Died | 5 February 1760 Mexico City, New Spain | (aged 59)
Spouse | Luisa María del Rosario de Ahumada y Vera |
Agustín de Ahumada y Villalón, 2nd Marquess of Amarillas (18 September 1700 – 5 February 1760) was a Spanish military officer and Viceroy of New Spain from 1755 to 1760.
Early life
Agustín de Ahumada was the son of Bartolomé Félix de Ahumada y Ahumada and of Luisa Gertrudis Fernández de Villalón y Narváez. He was named 1st Marqués de las Amarillas by the
The Marqués de las Amarillas had a distinguished military career and gained renown in the wars in Italy, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Royal Guards. He was serving as governor of the city of Barcelona at the time of his appointment to the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
As viceroy of New Spain
He intervened in the lawsuits involving the newly discovered deposits of silver in Nuevo León, trying to get the parties to settle. He tried to pacify the Indians of Coahuila, in conjunction with Governor Miguel Sesma. He continued work on the drainage system in Mexico City.
He sent aid to the Philippines against non-Christians, and to Florida against the British. The French were also trying to establish posts on the coast of Texas, and English pirates still threatened Spanish shipping and coastal settlements in the Caribbean.
More than 1,000
In 1757 the army of New Spain consisted of 2,897 men organized into 15 corps consisting of 61 companies. The main forces were concentrated in Mexico City and Veracruz, with small groups of 7 to 100 soldiers at various places in the interior.
The most productive mines in the colony in this period were Bolaños, in Jalisco, and La Voladora, in Nuevo León. The latter had just entered production.
In 1759 the volcano
Death
On 10 August 1759 King
He was succeeded by the
Additional information
Sources
- Ahumada y Villalón, Agustín de. Enciclopedia de México (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Mexico City. 1988. ISBN 1-56409-016-7.)
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