Francisco de Paula Bucareli y Ursúa (sometimes Bucarelli) (Seville, 18 September 1708 - Pamplona, April 1780) was a Spanish noble, Governor of the Rio de la Plata (1766–1770) and

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(1773-1780).

Biography

Youth

He was the fourth son of a family of Seville nobility. His faher was Luis José Bucareli y Henestrosa (1675-1740), second Marquis of Vallehermoso, and his mother was Ana de Ursúa y Lasso de la Vega (1686-1759), fourth Countess of Gerena. One of his brothers was

Antonio María de Bucareli Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa (sometimes spelled ''Bucareli y Urzúa'') (January 21, 1717 in Seville, Spain – April 9, 1779 in Mexico City) was a Spanish military officer, governor of Cuba, and Viceroy of New Spain (1771–1779) during th ...

, Governor of

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, and Viceroy of New Spain. As Governor of Navarra, he had dealings with the

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Eviction of the Jesuits from Rio de la Plata

In December 1765, he was named Governor of the Rio de la Plata, based in

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, where he arrived in August 1766. Beforehand, the Esquilache Riots had taken place in Madrid, which were blamed on the Jesuits. King Charles III decided to expel the Jesuits from his Empire and gave instructions to Bucareli directly before his departure, to expel the Jesuits from the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. He had to pass the order to the

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, the

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and the Viceroyalty of Peru for them to do likewise. In carrying out the King's orders, which he did personally, he set out in May 1768 in command of a military expedition that went up the Uruguay River with 1,500 soldiers. He arrived in El Salto on 16 June 1768, from where he dismantled the 33

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, detained the Jesuit priests, sent them to Buenos Aires, and from there to Spain.

Falkland Crisis

In 1770, Bucareli sailed to the

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with five ships of war to evicted the British from Port Egmont. King Charles III condemned his actions and Port Egmont was returned to the British.

Viceroy of Navarre

Bucareli's position in Rio de la Plata had become untenable and he was recalled to Spain. He spent some time in the

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in Italy, until 23 February 1773, when he was named

. He took up his office in the Palace of Olite and remained Viceroy until his death in 1780.

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Bibliography

*{{cite book , last1=Jackson , first1=Robert H. , title=A Visual Catalog of Jesuit Missions in Spanish America , date=2021 , publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing , location=Google Books , isbn=9781527564190 Viceroys of Navarre Spanish nobility 1708 births 1780 deaths Governors of the Río de la Plata