Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón | |
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Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | |
In office 15 Oct 1777 – 26 Jun 1778 | |
Monarch | Charles III of Spain |
Succeeded by | Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 June 1715 Cádiz, Spain |
Died | 26 December 1778 (aged 63) Córdoba, Spain |
Occupation | Military |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
Battles/wars | First Cevallos expedition, Second Cevallos expedition |
Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón, also spelled Ceballos (29 June 1715 – 26 December 1778), was a Spanish military Governor of Buenos Aires between 1757 and 1766, and the first Viceroy of the Río de la Plata in 1776.