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Luis de Unzaga le Conciliateur | |
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| 4th Spanish governor of Louisiana | |
| In office 1769–1777 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Preceded by | Alejandro O'Reilly |
| Succeeded by | Bernardo de Gálvez |
| 1st Captain General of Venezuela | |
| In office 1777–1782 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Succeeded by | Pedro de Nava |
| 69th Governor of Cuba | |
| In office 1782–1785 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Preceded by | Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat |
| Succeeded by | Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga April 6 1717 Málaga, Spain |
| Died | June 21 1793 Málaga, Spain |
| Spouse | Marie Elizabeth de St. Maxent La Roche |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Viceroyalty of New Spain Kingdom of Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1732–1793 |
| Rank | Captain General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolution, Seven Years' War, War of Jenkins' Ear, War of the Polish Succession, Spanish conquest of Oran (1732) |
Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga (1717–1793), also known as Louis Unzaga y Amezéga le Conciliateur, Luigi de Unzaga Panizza and Lewis de Onzaga, was governor of Spanish Louisiana from late 1769 to mid-1777, as well as a Captain General of Venezuela from 1777 to 1782 and Cuba from 1782 to 1785.