Dr. Francisco Arias de Saavedra (Conde de Casa Saavedra)

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Medals
Medals
     

Gender:Male

Ethnic origen: White

Events:

1744  -  Lima  -  Not applicable  -  He was born in Lima.
1791  -  Lima  -  Unknown  -  He subscribed to El Mercurio Peruano.
1821  -  Lima  -  Unknown  -  San Martín named him Consejero de Estado.
1823  -  Lima  -  Unknown  -  Died

Connections:

Newspaper, Mercurio Peruano
Orden del Sol (men)
Priests/ monks
Saavedra family

Biography:
He was born Lima in 1744. He graduated as a doctor and a lawyer from San Marcos University. He enlisted as a soldier in Regoto de Nobles in 1763, was made a captain in 1786, and a coronel in 1816. He was Asesor de la Casa de Moneda (1788-90), Alcalde del Cabildo (1789-90) and Fiscal internal de la Audiencia (1792). He subscribed to El Mercurio Peruano in 1791. In 1821 San Martín named him Consejero de Estado. He was a member of the Orden del Sol. He died in 1823. (Clément, 96-97.)

As her tutor and priest, he made a legal speech in defence of the minor, Doña Grimaneza de la Puente in 1792. (Medina, 231)

References:

Clément, Jean-Pierre (1979) Indices del Mercurio Peruano, 1790-1795
Medina, J T (1923) La literatura femenina en Chile