Martín de Mayorga
Deceased Person
1721 – 1783
Who was Martín de Mayorga?
Martín de Mayorga Ferrer was a Spanish military officer, governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, and interim viceroy of New Spain.
Martín de Mayorga Ferrer was a field marshal in the royal army of Spain, and a knight of the military Order of Alcántara. He was governor, president of the Audiencia and captain general of Guatemala at the time of the devastating earthquake that destroyed Guatemala City.
He was still serving in those positions at the time of the death of New Spain Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa in Mexico City. When the Audiencia of Mexico opened the sealed instructions in the event of the death of Bucareli, they found that the captain general of Guatemala was named as replacement. When the instructions had been written, this was expected to be Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo, brother of José de Gálvez, minister of the Indies. However, Gálvez, although appointed to the position, had not yet arrived to fill it. The Audiencia of Mexico, therefore, named Marshal Martín de Mayorga, who still held the position, viceroy of New Spain.
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- Born
- Sep 12, 1721
Barcelona - Also known as
- Martin de Mayorga
- Nationality
- Spain
- Died
- 1783
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on July 23, 2013
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