Ramón García de León y Pizarro
President of the Real Audiencia of Charcas
Ramón García de León y Pizarro (born Oran, now Algeria, 1745; died Charcas, Bolivia, December 1815), was a Spanish military officer and administrator. As president of the Real Audiencia of Charcas, he governed the Intendancy of Chuquisaca during the final colonial years of Upper Peru. He was also the founder of the city San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, in the north of present-day Argentina.
Origins and early career
Born to Jose Garcia de Leon and Francisca Rivera Pizarro Madrigal and Santamarina in the African city of Oran in the days when it was part of the Spanish Empire. He descended from a military family and nobles of Grandees of Spain. His nephew José García de León y Pizarro was president of Quito between 1778 and 1784 . He became Marquis of Casa Pizarro and Viscount of La Nueva Oran. He was related to the Duke of Cadiz and Count of Arcos County by his ancestor Rodrigo Ponce de León.
He joined the army, and made his career in the wars against the Muslims of North Africa. He made several maps of the North African coasts.
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