Francisco López de Osornio Merlo

Francisco López de Osornio Merlo (1681 – 1756) was a Spanish military leader and landowner, who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as Captain of the provincial militias of Buenos Aires.[1]

Capitán

Francisco López de Osornio y Merlo
Personal details
Born
Francisco López de Osornio y Merlo de la Mota

1681
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died1756
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse(s)María Gamiz de las Cuevas
ChildrenDomingo López de Osornio
Lorenzo López de Osornio
María Josefa López de Osornio
Tomasa López de Osornio
Juana Rosa López de Osornio
Justa López de Osornio
Faustina López de Osornio
Clemente López de Osornio
Pascual López de Osornio
Parents
Occupationarmy
landowner
Professionmilitary man
Military service
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of service1700-1750
RankCaptain
UnitFuerte de Buenos Aires
CommandsMilicias Provinciales de Buenos Aires

Biography

He was born on September 7, 1681 in Buenos Aires, the son of Francisco López Osornio and Tomasa Merlo, belonging to an illustrious family of Spanish and Creole origin. He was married on September 11, 1701 in Metropolitan Cathedral to María Gamiz de las Cuevas,[2] daughter of Pedro Gamiz de las Cuevas and Tomasa Álvarez de Lasarte, a distinguished Spanish family from Madrid.[3] His son Clemente López de Osornio, a landowner belonging to the Spanish Army, died assassinated during an indigenous incursion to the Province of Buenos Aires.[4]

He had an active participation in the military expeditions aimed at controlling the indigenous advance towards the Province of Buenos Aires. He held the honorific post of Alférez Real of the city, being the one in charge to carry the Estandarte Real in the day of Saint Martin of Tours.[5]

In 1726 he had served as commander of the Fort of Barragán, place where had ordered the construction of the first chapel.[6]

References
  1. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de la Historia. Academia Nacional de la Historia. 1964.
  2. Matrimonios 1656-1762. Nuestra Señora de La Merced.
  3. Cuarto Congreso Internacional de Historia de América. Argentina. 1966.
  4. Don Clemente López: (vida del abuelo de Rosas). Editora y Distribuidora Del Plata. 1950.
  5. El capitán Ramón Lara, fundador y primer ciudadano de Dolores. Tall. Gráf. Escuela de Artes y Oficios. 1968.
  6. La Ensenada de Barragán. Manuel María Oliver. 1919.
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