Domingo de Basavilbaso

Life & Legacy

Domingo de Basavilbaso (1709 – 1775) was a Spanish politician and soldier, who served during the colonial period of Argentina as alcalde, comandante, procurador and regidor of Buenos Aires. He was the founder of the Basavilbaso family in Buenos Aires, related from the colonial period to the beginning of the 20th century with the main Spanish, Argentine and Uruguayan patrician families.
He took an active part in the expulsion of the Jesuits, and in some military campaigns aimed at containing the indigenous advance in the Province of Buenos Aires. He also had a distinguished career as General Mail Administrator in the Río de la Plata territories, actively participating in the beginnings of the Argentine mail.