| Francisco López de Osornio | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Francisco López de Osornio Merlo |
| Born | 1681 |
| Died | 17? |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Rank | Captain |
Francisco López de Osornio Merlo (1681-17?) was an South American military captain and landowner.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Born September 7, 1681 in Buenos Aires, he was the son of Spanish Francisco López Osornio and Tomasa Merlo de la Mota- porteña. Francisco López married September 11, 1701 in Buenos Aires to María Gamiz de las Cuevas Álvarez Lasarte, and they had nine children: Domingo, Lorenzo, María, Tomasa, Juana, Justa, Faustina, Clemente and Pascual.[1]
Francisco López de Osornio was Captain of a militia.[2] These militias were engaged in protecting livestock and town from attacks by Indians. He, along with his brothers, inherited large acres of land, and they were one of the most powerful families in the 18th century during the Viceroyalty of Peru and the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mario A. Lуpez Osornio (1950) (in Spanish). Don Clemente Lуpez: (vida del abuelo de Rosas). Editora y Distribuidora Del Plata. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kHZoAAAAMAAJ&q=Francisco+L%C3%B3pez+de+Osornio+merlo&dq=Francisco+L%C3%B3pez+de+Osornio+merlo&hl=es-419&sa=X&ei=NfinUsHMNuehsQTly4DwCQ&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ↑ Instituto Salazar y Castro (1978) (in Spanish). Estudios genealógicos, heráldicos y nobiliarios en honor de Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, con motivo del XXV aniversario de la revista. Madrid: Hidalguía. p. 368. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xypddg8RrUAC&pg=PA368&dq=Francisco+L%C3%B3pez+de+Osornio&hl=es-419&sa=X&ei=xP-nUorWAejhsASls4DgDg&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Francisco%20L%C3%B3pez%20de%20Osornio&f=false. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ↑ Eudoxio de Jesús Palacio (1971) (in Spanish). Los mercedarios en la Argentina: Documentos para su historia, 1535-1754. Ministerio de Cultura y Educación. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HntaAAAAMAAJ&q=Francisco+L%C3%B3pez+de+Osornio+merlo&dq=Francisco+L%C3%B3pez+de+Osornio+merlo&hl=es-419&sa=X&ei=VfinUs3cJcLLsATgpoCgBw&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Torre, Lila. "La Historia de mi Pueblo" (in Spanish) (PDF). Universidad Nacional de la Plata. http://www.agro.unlp.edu.ar/cursos/pluginfile.php/14898/mod_resource/content/0/2013/La_Historia_de_mi_pueblo-_La_Plata.pdf.
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