Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa

Spanish soldier and statesman
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Born:
January 24, 1717, Sevilla, Spain
Died:
April 9, 1779, Mexico City, Mexico (aged 62)

Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa (born January 24, 1717, Sevilla, Spain—died April 9, 1779, Mexico City, Mexico) was a Spanish soldier and statesman, noted for his excellent administration as the prudent and humane colonial viceroy of New Spain (Mexico) from 1771 to 1779. Under his rule, Mexico enjoyed greater prosperity and security than most of Spanish America. Bucareli began his military career as a soldier for Spain in Italy, where he attained the rank of lieutenant general. In 1760 he was made viceroy of Cuba, a post he held until he was appointed viceroy of New Spain (1771). Bucareli’s military ...(100 of 240 words)