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.[1] He owned farms in the towns of La Matanza[2] and Magdalena, where he dedicated himself to raising cattle.[3]
Ramón López de Osornio | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco López de Osornio y Merlo de la Mota 31 August 1685 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 1757 (aged 71-72) 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 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | c. 1700-1757 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Fuerte de Buenos Aires |
| Commands | Milicias Urbanas de Buenos Aires |
| Battles/wars | Expeditions against the Indigenous |
He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Francisco López Osornio and Tomasa Merlo, belonging to an illustrious family of landowners.[4] He was married to Margarita Sosa, belonging to old Creole families of Portuguese roots.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
References
edit- ^ Génesis de la familia uruguaya, Juan Alejandro Apolant, 1976
- ^ Aportes biogenealógicos para un padrón de habitantes del Río de la Plata, Volumen 4, Hugo Fernández de Burzaco y Barrios, 1986
- ^ El pago de la Magdalena, César A. García Belsunce, 2003, ISBN 9789509843646
- ^ Don Clemente López: (vida del abuelo de Rosas), Editora y Distribuidora Del Plata, 1950
- ^ Territorio y población, Volume 10, Universidad nacional. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, 1955
- ^ Génesis de la familia uruguaya: los habitantes de Montevideo en sus primeros 40 años, filiaciones, ascendencias, entronques, descendencias, Volumen 3, Juan Alejandro Apolant, 1975
- ^ Bautismos de San Nicolas de Bari 1737-1769, Fuentes Históricas y Genealógicas Argentinas, 1997, ISBN 9789504386414
External links
edit- Bibiana Andreucci, "Familia, redes y poder en la Guardia de Luján", Mundo Agrario, vol. 11, nº 21, segundo semestre de 2010. ISSN 1515-5994. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. (in Spanish)