Biography
He was born in Cortézubi, Vizcaya, Spain, the son of Juan de Lezica y Gaçeaga and María de Torrezuri, belonging to a noble family of Basque roots. He was married to Elena de Alquiza y Peñaranda, born in La Paz daughter of Felipe de Alquiza and Juana María de Peñaranda. Among other duties of public official, Juan de Lezica y Torrezuri was the commander of "La Atrevida", a militia of the Cuerpo de Blandengues de la Frontera de Buenos Aires, in charge of punitive expeditions against infidel Indians. He also served as mayor of 1st vote of Buenos Aires and of La Paz. In 1755, he founded the town of Luján.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lezica Y Torrezuri, Juan De 1709 births 1784 deaths Mayors of Buenos Aires Spanish colonial governors and administrators 18th-century Spanish nobility 18th-century Spanish businesspeople Río de la Plata