Domingo de Basavilbaso

Don Domingo de Basavilbaso
portrait of Domingo Basavilbaso
Mayor of Buenos Aires
In office 1745–1746
Preceded by	Francisco de Herrera y Loizaga
Succeeded by	Juan Martín de Mena
Vice-Mayor of Buenos Aires
In office 1738–1739
Preceded by	Alonso del Pozo Vitte
Succeeded by	Faustino de Larrea
Procurador General of Buenos Aires
In office 1739–1740
Preceded by	Carlos Narváez
Succeeded by	Miguel Antonio de Merlo
Administrador General of the Real Renta de Correos
In office 1768–1772
Succeeded by	Manuel de Basavilbaso
Personal details
Born	Domingo de Basavilbaso y de la Presa 1 September 1709 Bilbao, Spain
Died	9 May 1775 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place	Buenos Aires Cathedral
Spouse	María Ignacia de Urtubia y Toledo
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Spanish Empire
Branch/service	Spanish Army
Years of service	1729-1760
Rank	Captain
Unit	Fuerte de Buenos Aires
Commands	Milicias de Caballería de Buenos Aires

Domingo de Basavilbaso (1709 – 1775) was a Spanish politician and military, who served during the colonial period of Argentina as alcalde, comandante, procurador and regidor of Buenos Aires.^[1] He was the founder of the Basavilbaso family in Buenos Aires, related from the colonial period to the beginning of the 20th century with the main Spanish, Argentine and Uruguayan patrician families.^[2]

He took an active part in the expulsion of the Jesuits,^[3] and in some military campaigns aimed at containing the indigenous advance in the Province of Buenos Aires.^[4] He also had a distinguished career as General Mail Administrator in the Río de la Plata territories, actively participating in the beginnings of the Argentine mail.^[5]