Melchor de Navarrete
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Melchor de Navarrete y Bujanda (1693–1761) was a Spanish soldier and administrator who served as governor of Cartagena de Indias (in what is now Colombia), from 1739 to 1742; of Spanish Florida from 1749 to 1752; and of Yucatán (in what is now Mexico), from 1754 to 1758. He was linked to several cases of corruption in Cartagena.
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Melchor de Navarrete | |
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64th Governor of Cartagena | |
In office 1739–1742 | |
Preceded by | Pedro Fidalgo |
Succeeded by | Basilio de Gante |
37th Royal Governor of La Florida | |
In office August 8, 1749 – June 3, 1752 | |
Preceded by | Manuel de Montiano |
Succeeded by | Fulgencio García de Solís |
76th Colonial Governor of Yucatán | |
In office 1754–1758 | |
Preceded by | Juan José de Clou |
Succeeded by | Alonso Fernández de Heredia |
Personal details | |
Born | January 17, 1693 (1693-01-17) Briones, Calahorra, La Rioja (Spain). |
Died | August 28, 1761 (1761-08-29) (aged 68) Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) |
Spouse | María Micaela de Sanz y de la Roche |
Profession | Politician and soldier |
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