Manuel de Velasco y Tejada explained

Manuel de Velasco y Tejada was a Spanish Navy officer and colonial administrator commanded the Spanish fleet during the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702 during the War of Spanish Succession.[1] In 1708 he bought the title of Governor of the Río de la Plata for 3,000 pesos but was apprehended there and sent to Spain, with all his belongings taken.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Solana . Ana Crespo . Castro . Filipe . Nayling . Nigel . Heritage and the Sea: Volume 1: Maritime History and Archaeology of the Global Iberian World (15th-18th centuries) . 1 January 2022 . Springer Nature . 978-3-030-86460-6 . 31 . en.