Ramón López de Osornio explained

Honorific Prefix:Capitán
Ramón López de Osornio
Birth Name:Francisco López de Osornio y Merlo de la Mota
Birth Date:31 August 1685
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Date:1757 (aged 71-72)
Death Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse:Margarita de Sosa
Children:Paula López de Osornio
Martín López de Osornio
Basilio López de Osornio
Josefa López de Osornio
Isidro López de Osornio
Laureano López de Osornio
Francisca López de Osornio
Gregoria López de Osornio
Josefa López de Osornio
Occupation:army
hacienda
Profession:military man
Allegiance: Spanish Empire
Branch:Spanish Army
Serviceyears:c. 1700-1757
Rank:Captain
Unit:Fuerte de Buenos Aires
Commands:Milicias Urbanas de Buenos Aires
Battles:Expeditions against the Indigenous
Awards:is not set -->

Ramón López de Osornio (31 August 1685 – 1757) was a Spanish landowner and military man who served as commander of provincial militias during the colonial period of Argentina. He owned farms in the towns of La Matanza and Magdalena, where he dedicated himself to raising cattle.

He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Francisco López Osornio and Tomasa Merlo, belonging to an illustrious family of landowners. He was married to Margarita Sosa, belonging to old Creole families of Portuguese roots. His son Juan Basilio López de Osornio was married to Petrona Josefa González de Melo, a distinguished Creole lady, belonging to the families of Melo-Coutinho and Gómez de Saravia-Dominguez de Palermo.

He was the uncle of Clemente López de Osornio, a known military man and landowner killed during an indigenous raid on his ranch, and relative to Casimiro Alegre. a distinguished commander of militias in the towns of Magdalena and San Vicente.

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