Santiago de Liniers

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Santiago de Liniers was a French-born Spanish military officer who became a prominent viceroy in the Río de la Plata region, noted especially for leading the defense of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the early 19th century.

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Santiago de Liniers y Bremond 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military officer
person
viceroy
activeIn Buenos Aires
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
alsoKnownAs Jacques de Liniers
Santiago de Liniers
surface form: Santiago de Liniers y Bremond
appointedBy Spanish Regency Council
surface form: Junta of Seville
birthDate 1753-07-25
birthName Jacques de Liniers
birthPlace Kingdom of France
Niort
capturedBy forces of the Primera Junta
causeOfDeath execution
countryOfCitizenship France
Spain
deathDate 1810-08-26
deathPlace Córdoba Province
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
era early 19th century
late 18th century
ethnicOrigin French
familyName de Liniers
givenName Santiago
mannerOfDeath execution by firing squad
militaryBranch Spanish Navy
militaryRank brigadier
naval officer
monarchServed Charles IV of Spain NERFINISHED
Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Count of Buenos Aires
notableFor defense of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata
leadership in the defense against the second British invasion in 1807
leadership in the reconquest of Buenos Aires in 1806
numberOfChildren several
occupation colonial administrator
soldier
opposedBy May Revolution leaders in Buenos Aires
participatedIn British invasions of the Río de la Plata
defense of Montevideo
partOf Spanish Empire
positionHeld Commander of the defense of Buenos Aires
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
predecessor Rafael de Sobremonte
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Buenos Aires
Montevideo
spouse Martina de Sarratea
surface form: Ana de Sarratea

Martina de Sarratea
successor Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros

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Santiago de Liniers alsoKnownAs Santiago de Liniers
this entity surface form: Santiago de Liniers y Bremond
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros replaced Santiago de Liniers