Domingo de Basavilbaso

Domingo de Basavilbaso (1709-1775) was a Spanish nobleman, who had a long public performance during the colonial period of Argentina, where he served as alcalde, regidor and comadante in the Fuerte de Buenos Aires.[1]

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Domingo de Basavilbaso
portrait of Domingo Basavilbaso
Mayor of Buenos Aires
In office
1745–1746
Preceded byFrancisco de Herrera y Loizaga
Succeeded byJuan Martín de Mena
Vice-Mayor of Buenos Aires
In office
1738–1739
Preceded byAlonso del Pozo Vitte
Succeeded byFaustino de Larrea
Procurador General of Buenos Aires
In office
1739–1740
Preceded byCarlos Narváez
Succeeded byMiguel Antonio de Merlo
Administrador General of the Real Renta de Correos
In office
1768–1772
Succeeded byManuel de Basavilbaso
Personal details
Born
Domingo de Basavilbaso y de la Presa

1 September 1709
Bilbao, Spain
Died9 May 1775
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeBuenos Aires Cathedral
Spouse(s)María Ignacia de Urtubia y Toledo
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of service1729-1760
RankCaptain
UnitFuerte de Buenos Aires
CommandsMilicias de Caballería de Buenos Aires

He was a pioneer of mail in the territories of the Viceroyalty of Peru, working for a long period as general administrator of the Río de la Plata mail.[2]

Biography

He was born in Llodio, Bilbao, Spain, the son of Domingo de Basavilbaso and María Rosa de la Presa, belonging to a distinguished Basque family.[3] He arrived at the port of Buenos Aires from Montevideo, establishing itself in the city of Buenos Aires around the year 1729, where it was dedicated to the commerce.[4]

Its main activity in the territories of the Viceroyalty of Peru was the establishment of mail in the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata. In 1748, Basavilbaso established the mail between Buenos Aires and Potosí, being his general administrator until 1772. He had created a system of posts, which linked Buenos Aires with Mendoza and Santiago de Chile, to the west; Córdoba, Santiago del Estero, the northern provinces and Upper Peru.

He also took part in the organization of the maritime mail of the Río de la Plata.[5]

He held various political positions during the colonial period of Argentina, including as Vice Mayor of Buenos Aires in 1738,[6] and Mayor in 1745.[7] He also served as Councilor, Alférez Real,[8] and was appointed as Attorney General of Buenos Aires in 1739.[9]

He also had a long participation in the military expeditions against the indigenous incursions in the current Argentine territories. He served as commander of provincial militias cavalry regiment of Buenos Aires, in charge of organizing an expedition against the Pampas, who had invaded the borders of jurisdiction of Buenos Aires Province. In these expeditions it was possible to capture the cacique Calelián.[10]

Domingo de Basavilbaso was one of the first Spaniards to carry out explorations in the Patagonia towards the middle of the 18th century.[11]

Family

Domingo de Basavilbaso was married on February 20, 1730 in the Buenos Aires Cathedral to María Ignacia de Urtubia Toledo, daughter of José de Urtubia Enríquez, born in Navarre, and María de Toledo Ojeda, born in Buenos Aires.[12]

He and his wife were the parents of Francisco Antonio Basavilbaso, Manuel Basavilbaso, María Gabriela Basavilbaso, abbess,[13] María Rosa Basavilbaso, mother of Miguel de Azcuénaga y Basavilbaso,[14] María Victoria Basavilbaso, married Domingo Ignacio Urien, born in Biscay,[15] Rafaela Basavilbaso, wife José Ignacio Merlo.[16] and María Paula Basavilbaso, who was married to Francisco Mariano Mendizaga, a silversmith, born in 1752 in Buenos Aires).[17]

Domingo de Basavilbaso was grandfather of Ana de Azcuénaga, who was married to Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú (Viceroy of Río de la Plata).[18] His son, Manuel de Basavilbaso Urtubia was awarded as Knight of the Royal Order of Charles III.[19]

The luxurious residence of the Basavilbaso family was located in the current Avenida Belgrano between Calle Balcarce and Paseo Colón (neighborhood of Santo Domingo).[20] In his house, Domingo de Basavilbaso hosted important political figures of the time as José Joaquín de Viana[21] and Ambrosio O'Higgins, personal friend of the Basavilbaso family.[22]

References
  1. Calatrava. Alcantara. Montesa. Carlos III. Malta, Guillermo Lohmann Villena, 1947
  2. Historia de correos y telégrafos de la República Argentina..., Argentina. Correos y Telecomunicaciones, Ramón de Castro Esteves, 1938
  3. Diccionario biográfico colonial argentino, Institución Mitre, 1945
  4. Revista Chilena de historia y geografía, Sociedad Chilena de Historia y Geografía, 1988
  5. Historia social y cultural del Río de la Plata, 1536-1810, Guillermo Fúrlong Cárdiff, 1969
  6. Anales de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias Económicas, Academia Nacional de Ciencias Económicas, 1959
  7. Buenos Aires--historia de las calles y sus nombres, Vicente Osvaldo Cutolo, 1988
  8. Revista Chilena de historia y geografía, Sociedad Chilena de Historia y Geografía, 1988
  9. Dote matrimonial y redes de poder en el antiguo régimen en Espan̋a e Hispanoamérica, Nora Siegrist de Gentile, Samudio Azpúrua Samudio A., 2006, ISBN 9789801222347
  10. Historia de los medios de communicación y transporte en la República Argentina, Ramón José Cárcano
  11. Congreso de Historia Argentina y Regional, Volume 1, Academia Nacional de la Historia
  12. Presencia alavesa en América y Filipinas (1700-1825), Ángel Martínez Salazar
  13. Crónica histórica de la venerable Orden Tercera de San Francisco en la Républica Argentina, Enrique Udaondo
  14. Archivum: revista de la Junta de Historia Eclesiástica Argentina, Junta de historia eclesiatica Argentina
  15. Diáspora vasca, William A. Douglass
  16. Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Volume 9, República Argentina
  17. Anales, Issues 7-9, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Arte Americano e Investigaciones Estéticas
  18. El río de la sangre, Alfredo Vitón
  19. Notas biográficas publicadas en la sección Efemérides americanas de "La Nación": en los años 1907-1909, José Arturo Scotto
  20. Período colonial, Ricardo Levene
  21. Historia de la Argentina, Volumen 3, Vicente D. Sierra
  22. Los origenes del correo terrestre en Chile, Imprenta Universitaria
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