Mateo de Toro Zambrano 1st Count of La Conquista

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Field Marshal Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta (Spanish: Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta I conde de la Conquista) (September 20 1727 – February 26 1811) frequently misnamed Mateo de Toro y Zambrano in many Chilean history publications was Viscount of La Descubierta and later Count of La Conquista (1771) and Knight of the Spanish Order of Santiago. He was a Chilean creole and had a career as a soldier under the Spanish Empire after he amassed a fortune in commerce.

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active years end date

1810-09-18

active years start date

1810-07-16

birth date

1727-09-20

birth place

Chile, Santiago

child

Gregorio José de Toro 2nd Count of la Conquista

death date

1811-02-26

death place

Chile, Santiago

monarch

Ferdinand VII of Spain

order in office

Royal Governor of Chile

profession

Field marshal

religion

Catholicism

spouse

Nicolasa Valdés

successor

Mariano Osorio