Manuel de Guirior

Manuel de Guirior (in full, Manuel de Guirior y Portal de Huarte y Edozain, marqués de Guirior) (1708 – November 25, 1788^[1]) was a Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator. He was viceroy of New Granada from 1772 to 1776 and of Peru from July 17, 1776, to July 21, 1780.

Guirior was born into a noble family of Navarre. He entered the navy in 1733 as a lieutenant. He fought in the Seven Years' War against the English, and also against the Berbers in the Mediterranean. He was a knight of the Order of St. John.

Guirior was married to Maria Ventura de Guirior, to whom he presented a noted emerald and diamond parure.^[1] On his death in 1788, his titles passed to his great-nephew Don José Maria de Guirior and Larrea.

As viceroy of New Granada

In 1772 he was named viceroy of New Granada. As viceroy, he tried to reform the religious communities, revitalize the missions, and insure more humanitarian treatment of the Indigenous. He worked to improve the economy and stimulate industry. He divided the city of Bogotá into barrios (boroughs).

He also improved the defenses of the colony, especially on the coast. He founded the

In 1774 Guirior was promoted to lieutenant general.

As viceroy of Peru

He was named viceroy of Peru in 1775, and in 1776 he arrived in Lima and took up the position. He assisted the scientific expedition of

At the time of Guirior's removal from office, the Indigenous of Peru were on the verge of revolt. The revolt, led by Túpac Amaru II, broke out on November 4, 1780.

External links

• (in Spanish) Encarta (Archived 2009-11-01)
• Dates of his administration in Peru
• (in Spanish) Dispute with Areche
• (in Spanish) Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia

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