Tercio de Gallegos was a unit of Spanish Creole
militia
A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...
s of Buenos Aires, created during the
British invasions of the River Plate
The British invasions of the River Plate were two unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of areas in the Spanish colony of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata that were located around the Río de la Plata in South America – in p ...
. It was composed mainly of militiamen from
Galicia, its commander was
Pedro Cerviño, born in Campo Lameiro,
Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the '' Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality wh ...
.
The Third of Gallegos was dissolved in 1809, after the support of its members to
Martín de Álzaga
Martín de Álzaga (11 November 1755 – 6 July 1812) was a Spanish merchant and politician during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata.
Hero of the Reconquest
He arrived in Buenos Aires at 11 years of age, poor and speaking only ...
against the viceroy
Santiago de Liniers
Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM (July 25, 1753 – August 26, 1810) was a French officer in the Spanish military service, and a viceroy of the Spanish colonies of the Viceroyalty of the River ...
. Towards 1807, this military unit had eight rifle companies, and one of
Grenadiers in command of
Jacobo Adrián Varela, who had an outstanding performance during the
Combate del Retiro, occurred on July 5 of that year.
References
External links
El_Tercio_de_Gallegos.pdf
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Regiments of Argentina
Military history of Argentina
Río de la Plata
Military units and formations of the Napoleonic Wars