Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón | |
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Portrait of Pedro de Cevallos | |
| 1st Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | |
| In office 15 October 1777 – 26 June 1778 | |
| Monarch | Charles III of Spain |
| First Secretary of State | Count of Floridablanca |
| Secretary of State for Indies | Marquess of Sonora |
| Succeeded by | Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo |
| 27th Governor of Río de la Plata | |
| In office 4 November 1756 – 15 August 1766 | |
| Monarchs | Ferdinand VI Charles III |
| First Secretary of State | Ricardo Wall Jerónimo Grimaldi |
| Secretary of State for Indies | Julián de Arriaga y Ribera |
| Viceroy of Peru | José Manso de Velasco |
| Preceded by | José de Andonaegui |
| Succeeded by | Francisco de Paula Bucareli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1715 Cádiz, Spain |
| Died | 26 December 1778 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Military |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
| Battles/wars | First 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.