Antonio Narciso de Santa María
Antonio Narciso de Santa María | |
|---|---|
| Royal Governor of Chiloé | |
| In office 1749–1761 | |
| Monarchs | Ferdinand VI Charles III |
| Preceded by | Victoriano Martínez de Tineo |
| Succeeded by | Juan Antonio Garretón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1716 Alcántara, Spain |
| Died | September 13, 1777 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Years of service | 1730–1774 |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Unit | Second Battalion of the King of Portugal |
Antonio Narciso de Santa María (Alcántara, Spain; 1716 – 1777) was a Spanish colonel and Governor of Chiloé in the mid-18th century. Given the threat of war with Britain at the time Governor Antonio Narciso de Santa María highlighted for the Spanish authorities the key position of Chiloé Island to control the Patagonian Archipelagos and recommended to focus on the defences in Chiloé.[1] He retired from the army in 1774 and lived in Concepción. He died in 1777.[2] It was following Narciso de Santa María's recommendations that the Spanish founded the "city-fort" of Ancud in 1767–1768.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Urbina Carrasco, María Ximena (2014). "El frustrado fuerte de Tenquehuen en el archipiélago de los Chonos, 1750: Dimensión chilota de un conflicto hispano-británico". Historia (in Spanish). 47 (I). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Olguín, Carlos (1971). Instituciones Politicas Y Administrativas de Chiloe en El Siglo XVIII (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Jurídica de Chile. pp. 31–34.
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