Ramón López de Osornio

Ramón López de Osornio (31 August 1685 – 1757) was a Spanish landowner and military man who served as commander of provincial militias during the colonial period of Argentina.[1] He owned farms in the towns of La Matanza[2] and Magdalena, where he dedicated himself to raising cattle.[3]

Ramón López de Osornio
Personal details
Born
Francisco López de Osornio y Merlo de la Mota

31 August 1685
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died1757 (aged 71-72)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
SpouseMargarita de Sosa
ChildrenPaula López de Osornio
Martín López de Osornio
Basilio López de Osornio
Josefa López de Osornio
Isidro López de Osornio
Laureano López de Osornio
Francisca López de Osornio
Gregoria López de Osornio
Josefa López de Osornio
Occupationarmy
hacienda
Professionmilitary man
Military service
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of servicec. 1700-1757
RankCaptain
UnitFuerte de Buenos Aires
CommandsMilicias Urbanas de Buenos Aires
Battles/warsExpeditions against the Indigenous

He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Francisco López Osornio and Tomasa Merlo, belonging to an illustrious family of landowners.[4] He was married to Margarita Sosa, belonging to old Creole families of Portuguese roots.[5] His son Juan Basilio López de Osornio was married to Petrona Josefa González de Melo, a distinguished Creole lady, belonging to the families of Melo-Coutinho and Gómez de Saravia-Dominguez de Palermo.[6]

He was the uncle of Clemente López de Osornio, a known military man and landowner killed during an indigenous raid on his ranch, and relative to Casimiro Alegre. a distinguished commander of militias in the towns of Magdalena and San Vicente.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Génesis de la familia uruguaya, Juan Alejandro Apolant, 1976
  2. ^ Aportes biogenealógicos para un padrón de habitantes del Río de la Plata, Volumen 4, Hugo Fernández de Burzaco y Barrios, 1986
  3. ^ El pago de la Magdalena, César A. García Belsunce, 2003, ISBN 9789509843646
  4. ^ Don Clemente López: (vida del abuelo de Rosas), Editora y Distribuidora Del Plata, 1950
  5. ^ Territorio y población, Volume 10, Universidad nacional. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, 1955
  6. ^ Génesis de la familia uruguaya: los habitantes de Montevideo en sus primeros 40 años, filiaciones, ascendencias, entronques, descendencias, Volumen 3, Juan Alejandro Apolant, 1975
  7. ^ Bautismos de San Nicolas de Bari 1737-1769, Fuentes Históricas y Genealógicas Argentinas, 1997, ISBN 9789504386414
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