Hilario Ramos Mexía

Hilario José Ramos Mexía (1764-1820) was an Argentine accountant and politician.[1] He made his career in the Court of Accounts of Buenos Aires, being his Senior Accountant.[2]

Hilario Ramos Mexía
Contador Mayor of the
Tribunal de Cuentas de Buenos Aires
In office
1811–1814
Preceded byRamón de Oromi
Succeeded by?
Personal details
BornJanuary 14, 1764
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died1820
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Political partyPatriot
Spouse(s)María Josefa Rodríguez Baquero.
Occupationgovernment
Professionaccountant
Military service
Allegiance Spain - until 1810
United Provinces of the River Plate
Battles/warsBritish invasions of the Río de la Plata
May Revolution

Biography

He was born in Buenos Aires,[3] son of the perpetual regidor of the city Don Gregorio Ramos Mexía and Doña María Cristina Ross del Pozo Silva, belonging to a family of Scottish and Creole roots.[4]

He possibly studied in Buenos Aires and Chuquisaca, where he got his accountant degree. He began to work in the Buenos Aires Cabildo towards the beginning of the 1790s, serving as Contador Ordinario (accounting officer) of the Court of Auditors.[5]

He and his family had an outstanding political performance in Buenos Aires, participated in the defense and reconquest of the city against the English,[6] and supporting the dismissal of Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros as viceroy of the Río de la Plata, during the Open Cabildo of May 22, 1810 (May Revolution).[7]

Hilario Ramos Mexía performed minor tasks in the Court of Accounts until 1811, when the Junta Grande appointed him to occupy the position of Contador Mayor of the Court of Accounts of Buenos Aires in substitution of Ramón de Oromi.[8]

References
  1. Diplomacia de la Revolución, Volume 1, Argentina. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, 1958
  2. Documentos del archivo de Pueyrredón ..., Buenos Aires (Argentina). Museo Mitre, 1912
  3. Bautismos 1752-1775, Nuestra Señora de La Merced
  4. Genealogía, Issues 13-15, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1961
  5. Páginas sobre Hispanoamérica colonial, Prhisco, Conicet, 1994, 1994
  6. La reconquista y defensa de Buenos Aires, 1806-1807, Instituto de Estudios Históricos sobre la Reconquista y Defensa de Buenos Aires, 1947
  7. Decretos, bandos, leyes y constituciones promulgadas en la Provincia de Buenos Aires desde el año 1810 hasta la fecha: 1810-1814, Buenos Aires (Argentina : Province), 1882
  8. Investigaciones y ensayos, Volume 16, Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1974
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