Alejandro O’Reilly
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Alejandro O’Reilly was an 18th-century Spanish military officer and colonial administrator best known for reasserting Spanish control over Louisiana and implementing sweeping legal and administrative reforms there.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish military officer
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colonial administrator ⓘ governor of Louisiana ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alejandro O’Reilly y McDowell
NERFINISHED
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Alexander O’Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Charles III of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1723-10-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1794-03-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | O’Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alejandro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implemented |
O’Reilly Code in Louisiana
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administrative centralization in Louisiana ⓘ judicial reforms in Spanish Louisiana ⓘ military reorganization in Louisiana ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spanish nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
codifying laws in Spanish Louisiana
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implementing legal and administrative reforms in Louisiana ⓘ reasserting Spanish control over Louisiana ⓘ reorganizing the administration of Louisiana ⓘ suppressing the 1768 Louisiana rebellion against Spanish rule ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
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military officer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Seven Years’ War
NERFINISHED
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Spanish reconquest of Louisiana (1769) NERFINISHED ⓘ defense of Havana (1762) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Baltinglass
NERFINISHED
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County Wicklow NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bonete
NERFINISHED
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Province of Albacete NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Captain General of Louisiana
NERFINISHED
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Field Marshal in the Spanish Army ⓘ Governor of Spanish Louisiana ⓘ Inspector General of Infantry of Spain ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| replaced | Antonio de Ulloa as governor of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Madrid
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New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga as governor of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInOffice | 1769-1770 ⓘ |
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