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Domingo de Acassuso

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Domingo de Acassuso y de los Terreros
portrait of Domingo de Acassuso
Alcalde of 2nd vote of Buenos Aires
In office
1716–1717
MonarchPhilip V of Spain
Preceded byAntonio de Igarzábal y Goitia
Succeeded byMathías Solana
Personal details
Born1658
Biscay, Spain
Died1727
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeParish of San Nicolás de Bari
Occupationpolitician
merchant
ProfessionArmy's officer
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Spain
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of service1680-c.1720
RankCaptain
Unitregiments of Seville and Río de la Plata

Domingo de Acassuso (1658–1727) was a Spanish politician and military man, who served as mayor of Buenos Aires in 1716.[1] He was the founder of the city of San Isidro in Buenos Aires Province.[2]

Biography

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He was born in Zalla, province of Biscay, the son of Domingo de Acassuso and María de los Terreros. He was married to Teresa de Pessoa, daughter of Alejo de Pessoa y Figueroa, a descendant of families Gonçalves-Nuñez Cabral de Melo,[3] and Juana Gómes, a mulatto woman, from whose union with the Pessoa family, descend a large number of patrician families of Buenos Aires.[4]

Established in Buenos Aires fulfilled various political and military roles, including treasurer and accountant, and the vice-mayor of the city.[5] His most important work was related to the construction of the Church of San Nicolás de Bari.[6] He also was involved in the slave trade of Buenos Aires with the French and English factories.[7] His house was located in the vicinity of the Real Asiento de Inglaterra, a factory belonging to South Sea Company.[8]

The Club Atlético Acassuso was founded in honor of Domingo de Acassuso.[9] His family was linked to the family of Domingo Pelliza, a politician and military man, born in La Spezia region of Liguria, Italy.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Diccionario biográfico colonial argentino, Institución Mitre, 1945
  2. ^ San Isidro, reseña histórica, Adrián Beccar Varela, 1906
  3. ^ Mestizaje, sangre y matrimonio, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 2008, ISBN 9789870235330
  4. ^ Mestizaje, sangre y matrimonio en territorios de la actual Argentina y Uruguay, siglos XVII-XX, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Centro de Estudios Avanzados, 2008, ISBN 9789870235330
  5. ^ Plazas y calles de Buenos Aires, Talleres gráficos de la Penitenciaría Nacional, 1910
  6. ^ Exposición de planos y fotografías de monumentos históricos, G. Kraft Ltda, 1939
  7. ^ Boletín del Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Temas10-13, El Instituto, 1987, 1987
  8. ^ Historia, Temas33-36, Ediciones AP, 1989
  9. ^ Los Clubes del Fútbol Argentino. Tomo I., Romero, Gerardo, February 2014, ISBN 9789870271031
  10. ^ Del Pago de la Costa al San Isidro actual, Fundación Vasco Argentina, 2005, ISBN 9789879755648
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