Pedro de Roxas y Acevedo explained

Honorific-Prefix:General
Pedro de Roxas y Acevedo
Office1:Interim Governor of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay
Term Start1:1641
Term End1:1641
Predecessor1:Andrés de Sandoval
Successor1:Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera
Order3:Lieutenant Governor of Buenos Aires
Term Start3:1641
Term End3:1642
Predecessor3:Juan Bernardo de la Cueva
Successor3:Luis de Aresti
Order4:Vice-Mayor of Buenos Aires
Term Start4:1626
Term End4:1627
Predecessor4:Antonio Gutiérrez Barragán
Successor4:Francisco García Romero
Order5:Escribano of the Cabildo of Buenos Aires
Term Start5:1620
Term End5:1626
Predecessor5:Jerónimo de Medrano
Successor5:Alonso Agreda de Vergara
Birth Date:c. 1594
Birth Place:Canary Islands, Spain
Death Date:c. 1670
Death Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse:María de Vega
Signature:Pedro de Roxas y Acevedo, firma.jpg
Serviceyears:c. 1614-1660s
Rank:General
Unit:Fuerte de Buenos Aires

Pedro de Roxas Acevedo (c. 1594-1670s) was a Spanish military officer, and politician, who served in Buenos Aires and Asunción holding honorary positions, including the post of Governor of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay, on an interim term between January 8, 1641, to July 17, 1641.

Biography

He was born in Garachico (Tenerife, Spain), son of Amador de Acevedo and Catalina de Roxas, natives of Madrid. He had arrived at the Río de la Plata from Cádiz in 1612. After establishing himself in the city, he held the post of notary public of the Cabildo of Buenos Aires in 1620.

He was elected alcalde in second vote in 1626, and also served as regidor of the Ayuntamiento. In 1641, Roxas was appointed as lieutenant governor of Buenos Aires, being designated that same year to occupy of interim form the governorship of the Río de la Plata.

Pedro de Roxas Acevedo was married to doña María de Vega, daughter of Diego de Vega and Blanca de Vasconcelos. His sons, Thomas de Roxas and Amador de Roxas, were two important political officials of the 17th century . He and his family received very large land grants in Buenos Aires, being considered one of the richest men of his time.

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