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Guillermo Ross
Guillermo Ross (1695 – 1757) was a Scottish army officer belonging to the Clan Ross and Munro by maternal line. He had a great military and political activity in the Río de la Plata, occupying the positions of sergeant major and governor of Buenos Aires. Biography He was son of Alexander Ross and Margaret Munro Forrester, belonging to a noble Scottish family. He arrived at the Port of Buenos Aires as a member of the Company of the Real Asiento de Inglaterra. He held honorary positions in the city, being appointed as Sargento Mayor de la Plaza and served on an interim basis the governorship of Buenos Aires. He owned a large number of properties in the Río de la Plata territories and in his native country. His legal affairs were entrusted to Domingo de Basavilbaso and Francisco de Vieyra, in charge of his business in Buenos Aires, and Robert Munro, a relative in charge of his farm in Little Tarrel, Scottish Highlands. His condition of Protestant brought him many problems t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles. Etymology The term "captain" derives from (, , or 'the topmost'), which was used as title for a senior Byzantine military rank and office. The word was Latinized as capetanus/catepan, and its meaning seems to have merged with that of the late Latin "capitaneus" (which derives from the classical Latin word "caput", meaning head). This hybridized term gave rise to the English language term captain and its equivalents in other languages (, , , , , , , , , kapitány, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |