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Manuel De Oms Y De Santa Pau
Don Manuel de Oms y Santa Pau, 1st Marquess of Castelldosrius, Grandee of Spain (sometimes ''marqués de Castell dos Rius'') (1651 – 24 April 1710) was a Spanish diplomat, man of letters, and colonial official. From July 7, 1707 to April 22, 1710, he was viceroy of Peru. Before becoming viceroy Manuel de Oms y de Santa Pau was born in Barcelona and belonged to a noble family of Catalonia. He was governor of Tarragona from 1677 and ambassador to Portugal from 1681. In 1698, Charles II, the last Habsburg king of Spain, named him ambassador to the court of Louis XIV in Paris. Oms was a francophile who favored the Bourbons in the War of the Spanish Succession. During the war, he took the part of the Duke of Anjou, the future Philip V of Spain. He it was who informed the French king that Charles had named the Duke of Anjou as his heir, with the words ''Señor, desde este momento no hay Pirineos'' ("Lord, from this moment there are no more Pyrenees."). Charles II granted h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Viceroys Of Peru
The viceroys of Peru ruled the Viceroyalty of Peru from 1544 to 1824 in the name of the monarch of Spain. The territories under ''de jure'' rule by the viceroys included in the 16th and 17th century almost all of South America except eastern Brazil. Governors of New Castile (1532–1544) Viceroys of Peru (1544–1824) See also *Viceroyalty of Peru *History of Peru * List of presidents of Peru References {{DEFAULTSORT:Viceroys Of Peru, List Of Viceroyalty of Peru * *Peru Colonial Peru Viceroy Peru, viceroys Viceroys 16th-century Peruvian people 17th-century Peruvian people 18th-century Peruvian people 19th-century Peruvian people Viceroy of Peru Viceroy of Peru Viceroy of Peru Viceroy of Peru Viceroy of Peru Viceroy of Peru The viceroys of Peru ruled the Viceroyalty of Peru from 1544 to 1824 in the name of the monarch of Spain. The territories under ''de jure'' rule by the viceroys included in the 16th and 17th century almost all of South America except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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