Pedro Antonio de Cevallos

Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón
Portrait of Pedro de Cevallos
1st Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
In office
15 October 1777 – 26 June 1778
MonarchCharles III of Spain
First Secretary of StateCount of Floridablanca
Secretary of State for IndiesMarquess of Sonora
Succeeded byJuan José de Vértiz y Salcedo
27th Governor of Río de la Plata
In office
4 November 1756 – 15 August 1766
MonarchsFerdinand VI
Charles III
First Secretary of StateRicardo Wall
Jerónimo Grimaldi
Secretary of State for IndiesJulián de Arriaga y Ribera
Viceroy of PeruJosé Manso de Velasco
Preceded byJosé de Andonaegui
Succeeded byFrancisco de Paula Bucareli
Personal details
Born29 June 1715
Cádiz, Spain
Died26 December 1778 (aged 63)
OccupationMilitary
Military service
AllegianceViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Battles/warsFirst Cevallos expedition, Second Cevallos expedition
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Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón, also spelled Ceballos (29 June 1715 – 26 December 1778), was a Spanish military Governor of Buenos Aires between 1757 and 1766, and the first Viceroy of the Río de la Plata in 1776. He is best remembered for his highly competent and energetic organisation and command of Spanish military forces in two wars in South America.