Mateo de Toro Zambrano, 1st Count of La Conquista

Field Marshal Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta (Spanish: Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta, I conde de la Conquista) (September 20, 1727 – February 26, 1811), frequently misnamed Mateo de Toro y Zambrano in many Chilean history publications, was Viscount of La Descubierta and later Count of La Conquista (1771) and Knight of the Spanish Order of Santiago. He was a Chilean creole and had a career as a soldier under the Spanish Empire after he amassed a fortune in commerce.

Arms of Toro Zambrano
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Toro Zambrano and the second or maternal family name is Ureta.
His Excellency
The Count of La Conquista
KOS
Royal Governor of Chile
In office
July 16, 1810 – September 18, 1810 (Interim)
MonarchFerdinand VII
Preceded byFrancisco García Carrasco
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Pareja (as Captain General)
President of Government Junta
In office
September 18, 1810 – February 26, 1811
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byJuan Martínez de Rozas
Personal details
Born(1727-09-20)20 September 1727
Santiago, Chile
Died26 February 1811(1811-02-26) (aged 83)
Santiago, Chile
SpouseMaría Nicolasa de Valdés
ChildrenJosé María, Gregorio José, María Josefa, José Joaquín, Domingo José, María Mercedes, Mariana, María Inés, María de los Dolores, María del Rosario Josefa
ProfessionField Marshal
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In 1810, as the most senior military figure in the Captaincy General of Chile, as well as its Royal Governor, he called a meeting of leading citizens on September 18, 1810. This group would subsequently elect the governing junta similar to those appearing throughout the rebelling Spanish colonies, an action which is generally seen as the first step in Chilean independence process. He was voted the President of this First Government Junta, but his death a year later (he was already 83 years old) precluded him from taking a larger role in the independence of Chile. He died in Santiago de Chile on February 26, 1811.

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References
    • Medina, José Toribio (1906). Diccionario Biográfico Colonial de Chile (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Imprenta Elzeviriana. pp. 869–870.
    • Pilleux Cepeda, Mauricio. "Recopilación de Genealogia Chilena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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