Gregorio Ramos Mexía

Gregorio Ramos Mexía or Mejia (1725-1808) was a Spanish merchant and politician,[1] who served as fiel ejecutor, mayordomo[2] and regidor of the Buenos Aires Cabildo.[3]

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Gregorio Ramos Mexia
Regidor Perpetuo of Buenos Aires
In office
1766–1805
MonarchCharles III
Charles IV
Preceded byMiguel Gerónimo de Esparza
Succeeded byManuel Mansilla
Fiel Ejecutor of Buenos Aires
In office
1788–1789
MonarchCharles IV
Preceded by?
Succeeded by?
Personal details
Born
Gregorio Pedro José Ramos Mexía y Márquez de Velasco

November 17, 1725
Seville, Spain
DiedMay 11, 1808
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeConvento de Santo Domingo
Nationality Spanish
Spouse(s)Ana Maria Conget
María Cristina Ross
ChildrenHilario Ramos Mexía
Francisco Ramos Mejía
Ildefonso Ramos Mexía
Occupationgovernment
Professionattorney
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Biography

He was born in Seville, Spain, the son of Juan Ramos Mexia and María Josefa Márquez, belonging to a distinguished family. He studied in Spain and arrived in Buenos Aires on March 14, 1749 from Cádiz.[4] He was married twice, in Seville to Ana Maria Conget, and in Buenos Aires with María Cristina Ross del Pozo Silva,[5] daughter of Guillermo Ross, born in Scotland, and Maria Antonia del Pozo Silva, belonging to a noble family of Buenos Aires.[6]

He had a long political career in Buenos Aires, where he served for over forty years as councilman of the Cabildo, occupying the position that had been of Miguel Gerónimo de Esparza, the oldest regidor that had the city of Buenos Aires, who resigned his position at the age of 88.[7] His actions as capitular include related matters to the death of Elisabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain, the preparations to receive the new governor Francisco de Paula Bucarelli,[8] and the Falklands Crisis of 1770.[9]

He was in charge of the realization of the second Buenos Aires census in 1778,[10] and held the post of alcalde of Buenos Aires, serving on an interim basis for several periods.[11] As a faithful executor he was in charge of the control of commercial activities in the Río de la Plata. He also served on several occasions the position of defensor de menores of the city.[12]

Gregorio Ramos Mexía was the patriarch of the Ramos Mexia family in the Argentina, related to the founding of the city Ramos Mejía in Buenos Aires Province.[13]

References
  1. Quinto centenario, Volume 13, Departamento de Historia de América, Universidad Complutense, 1987
  2. Obras completas, Volume 7, Ricardo Rojas, 1948
  3. Crónicas del Buenos Aires colonial, José Torre Revello, 1943
  4. Anales de la Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía. Vol. XII
  5. Cuestión de límites entre la República Argentina y Bolivia, Manuel Ricardo Trelles, 1872
  6. Crónicas y linajes de la gobernación del Plata, Luis Enrique Azarola Gil, 1927
  7. Los Ramos Mejía: apuntos históricos, Emecé, 1988, 1988, ISBN 9789500408011
  8. Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires (1762-1768) (PDF), Archivo General de la Nación Argentina
  9. Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires (1769-1773) (PDF), Archivo General de la Nación Argentina
  10. Documentos para la historia Argentina, Volume 10, Compañía Sud-Americana de Billetes de Banco, 1955
  11. Los días de Mayo, Volume 1, Alberto David Leiva, 1998, ISBN 9789879705421
  12. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de la Historia, Volume 37, Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1965
  13. Los Ramos Mejía: apuntos históricos, Emecé, 1988, 1988, ISBN 9789500408011
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