Miguel Gerónimo de Esparza
| Miguel Gerónimo de Esparza y Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
| Regidor Perpetuo del Cabildo de Buenos Aires | |
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In office c.1730 – 1766 |
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| Monarch | Philip V |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | Gregorio Ramos Mexía |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1679 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 1767 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Spouse(s) | Antonia Cabral de Melo y Morales |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Spain
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| Service/branch | Spanish Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Miguel Gerónimo de Esparza (1679–1767) was a Spanish nobleman, Attorney and Regidor of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru. He also served as acting Mayor of Buenos Aires for several periods.
Miguel Gerónimo was born in Buenos Aires and was baptized in the same city on April 23, 1679, son of Alejo de Esparza and Escolástica Rodríguez, the daughter of Alfonso Rodríguez and Ana de la Trinidad Martínez, belonging to a family of settlers of Portuguese and Spanish origin. He was married on July 2, 1706 in the parish of to Antonia Cabral de Melo, daughter of Antonio Cabral and Leonor de Morales, and great-granddaughter of Amador Vaz de Alpoim and Margarita Cabral de Melo, a noble lady descendant of Nuno Velho Cabral.
Esparza and his wife were parents of several children born between 1707 and 1725, including: Juan Miguel, Juan Pablo, godson of and Maria Josepha, born in 1725, goddaughter of Alonso de Arce (son Alonso de Arce y Soria) and María Báez de Alpoim. His son Juan Miguel de Esparza, was a distinguished government official of the city, where served as regidor and alcalde.
Other members of his family include Joseph de Esparza (his brother), married to María Verdún, relative of Bernardino Verdún de Villayzán. And his sisters María Esparza, wife of Gabriel Ximénez and Inés Esparza, married to Juan de Zenarro, native of Gipuzkoa.
In 1717, Miguel Gerónimo de Esparza attended as a witness in the marriage of his cousin, María Josefa Zenarro Esparza with Pedro Gribeo, (descendant of Domingo Gribeo) who served as Lieutenant governor of Corrientes in 1728.
Esparza probably studied law at the University of Saint Francis Xavier. In 1719, he was a defender of minors and the homeless, and in 1724 had served as a lawyer or adviser. After was appointed perpetual regidor of Buenos Aires, a position he held until 1766.
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