Agustín Wright

Agustín Wright (1748-1817) was an Argentine merchant, military man and politician, who held various honorary positions in Buenos Aires, including that of Mayor of the city.[1] He founded the first "saladero" establishment in Buenos Aires Province.[2]

Agustín Wright Prans
portrait of Agustín Wright
Alcalde of 2nd vote of Buenos Aires
In office
1813–1814
Preceded by?
Succeeded by?
Personal details
Born1748
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedAugust 2, 1817
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeSanto Domingo Convent
NationalityArgentine
OccupationGovernment
merchant
landowner
ProfessionMilitary man
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Spain — until 1810
United Provinces of the River Plate
Branch/serviceSpanish Militias of Buenos Aires
Argentine Army
RankCaptain
UnitRegiment of Patricians
Battles/warsBritish invasions of the River Plate

Biography

Agustín was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Charles Wright, born in London, and Marina Prans, daughter of a family of Scottish and Creole origin.[3] He was married to Estanislada Tartaz, daughter of Pedro Tartáz, born in Navarra, and Rosa de Ordóñez, belonging to a family from Córdoba.[4] They were parents of Agustín Francisco Wright, journalist, historian and legislator in Buenos Aires.[5]

In 1798, Wright opened the first saladero of South America, located in the vicinity of the town of Ensenada (Buenos Aires Province).[6] He participated of the defense of Buenos Aires during the English invasions, serving as Captain in the Regiment of Patricians.[7]

In 1813 Agustín Wright was elected Alcalde in 2nd vote. He died in 1817, a year after the Declaration of Independence of Argentina.[8]

His father had come to the Río de la Plata with The South Sea Company,[9] the son of John Wright and Martha Wright.[10]

References
  1. Los estancieros: Desde la época colonial hasta nuestros días, María Sáenz Quesada, January 2012, ISBN 9789500737388
  2. Anales de la Sociedad Rural Argentina, Volume 106, Sociedad Rural Argentina, 1972
  3. Estancias viejas: historia : audacia, coraje y aventura, Editorial "El Aljibe, 1996, ISBN 9789509932883
  4. Los vascos en América, Fundación Vasco-Argentina, 1991
  5. Los Porteños, Manuel Mújica Laínez, 1979
  6. La Ensenada de Barragán: contribución a la historia portuaria del Rio de la Plata, Manuel María Oliver, 1919
  7. Creación del Regimiento de Patricios, Ismael R. Pozzi Albornoz, 2006, ISBN 9789870219002
  8. Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Volume 43, Cabildo de Buenos Aires, 1928
  9. La Argentina, María Sáenz Quesada
  10. Protocolos : Registro No. 1, 1757-1799, Archivo General de la Nación Argentina
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