Mariano Lazcano | |
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Official of the Buenos Aires Cabildo | |
In office 1795–1821 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Mariano de Lazcano Sánchez 1770s Montevideo, Viceroyalty of Peru |
Died | 1840s Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Nationality | Argentine |
Occupation | Government |
Profession | Accountant |
Religion | Catholicism |
Mariano Lazcano or Lescano (c.1770–1840s) was an notary and accountant of the Court of Auditors of Buenos Aires. He had outstanding performance as a government official during the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata, serving in the Real Aduana of Buenos Aires, presided by Justo Pastor Lynch.
Mariano Lazcano was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, member of the Uruguayan patrician family dedicated to trade and government. He began his studies in Buenos Aires and was a graduate of notary and accountant in the University of Saint Francis Xavier. In 1805, Lazcano was appointed official 4° in the administration of Aduana by Justo Pastor Lynch, Contador Mayor of Buenos Aires Customs. He was also participated in the defense and reconquest of Buenos Aires, during the British invasions of the River Plate of 1806 and 1807.
Between 1807 and 1815 Lazcano served as officer 1° of the accountancy of the customs of Buenos Aires, serving as an accountant and notary. In 1810 he was incorporated into the , where he served for a brief period as sergeant.
Mariano Lazcano married on September 14, 1796 with María Dominga Canaveris, sister of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, daughter of Juan de Canaveris and Bernarda Catalina de Esparza. Lazcano and his wife were parents of numerous children born between 1800 and 1817, including Vicente Antonio Lazcano, born on October 30, 1800, María Vicenta Manuela Lazcano, born and baptized (September 12, 1802) the same day of Pastor Jacinto Lynch (son Justo Pastor Lynch and María Roo), María Eusebia Lazcano (1805), goddaughter of Fernando Linera. Dorotea Lazcano (1809), goddaughter of Rafael Ferreyra, Juan José Lazcano (1813), Mariana Romana Josefa Lazcano (1810), goddaughter of Mariano Gache y Escalase (Santander, Spain) and Joaquina Juliana de Avellaneda Fonseca. Ramona Lazcano (1815) and José Silbestre Lazcano y Canaveris, born in 1817.