Juan José de Erquicia (c. 1740-1800s) was a Spanish politician, who served in the colonial period as Alcalde,
Regidor
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Mexico
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Escribano Escribano is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Ana María Escribano (born 1981), Spanish women's footballer
*Beatriz Escribano (born 1990), Spanish handball player
*María Escribano (1954–2002), Spanish composer
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of
Cabildo and Real Hacienda of ''
Santiago del Estero
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Argentina
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He was born in Santiago del Estero, son of a traditional family settled in the area at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1790 he was President of the Municipal Committee, and was elected
Alcalde
Alcalde (; ) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An ''alcalde'' was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian '' cabildo'' (the municipal council) a ...
in first vote that same year. In 1792 Erquicia bought the position of Faithful
Executor
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Overview
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In 1798 were held the elections of Santiago del Estero, suffrages where he had been elected Regidor with only a difference of one vote in his favor. Due to allegations of electoral fraud, Erquicia and
Juan Joseph de Iramain had appointed the lawyer
Juan de Canaberis of
Buenos Aires
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to exercise the defense in their names.
References
External links
www.er-saguier.org
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1740s births
1800s deaths
People from Santiago del Estero
People from Tucumán Province
Spanish colonial governors and administrators