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Ambrosio Villalpando | |
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| Governor of Cuba | |
| In office 8 July 1763 –27 June 1765 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Luna |
| Succeeded by | Diego Manrique |
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| Born | 1720 Zaragoza,Spanish Empire |
| Died | 15 July 1782 (aged 61–62) Madrid,Spanish Empire |
Ambrosio de Funes Villalpando,count of Ricla (1720 - 15 July 1782),was a captain general of Cuba,from July 1763 to June 1765. Prior to that,he had represented Spain at the court of the Russian Empire.
After returning to Spain,he was appointed as Viceroy of Navarre,Capitan General of Catalonia and,lastly,served Carlos III as his Secretary of War.
Villalpando entered the Spanish Army,and in 1760 was appointed to represent Spain at the court of Russia. In July 1763,after Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War,it also signed the Treaty of Paris with Spain,settling control of territories in North America. France ceded its territories east of the Mississippi River to Britain,and West Louisiana (and Caribbean islands) to Spain. The count of Ricla took possession of the island of Cuba in the name of the king of Spain as governor and captain general.
Villalpando served in this office until June 1765. During his short administration he improved defenses:repairing the fortifications of the city of Havana,and beginning construction of the great fortress known as La Cabaña. In addition,he improved government administration,organizing the department of finances,the police,the militia,and the hospitals. In 1764 he founded the newspaper La Gaceta de la Havana (Havana Gazette).
After his return to Spain,Villalpando was appointed as Viceroy of Navarra,and Capitain General of Catalonia. During the reign of Carlos III,Villalpando served in the cabinet as Secretary of War.
Villalpando died in Madrid on July 15,1782,at age 62.
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