As Grace King puts it, it was "an office rich in salary, perquisites, and business opportunities. He soon acquired wealth in it, or through it." Among his investments was a large tract of land downtown, purchased from Governor O'Reilly on perpetual lease.
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Don Andrés Almonaster y Rojas (sometimes also Almonester and Roxas) (born Mairena del Alcor, June 19, 1728; died New Orleans, April 25, 1798) was a Spanish civil servant of New Orleans, today chiefly remembered for his numerous charitable benefactions to the city.
Andrés Segovia | Andres Serrano | Marcus Rojas | Andrés Ibáñez Province | Cookie Rojas | Andres Bonifacio | Tito Rojas | San Andres, Manila | Andrés Bonifacio | Andrés Bello | Clare Rojas | Andrés Iniesta | San Andrés | San Andres | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla | Andrés de Urdaneta | Andrés de Santa Cruz | San Andrés Xecul | San Andrés (island) | José Andrés | Cristóbal de Rojas | Bruno Rojas | Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina | Andrés Pastrana Arango | Andrés Pascal Allende | Andrés Mazali | Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete | Andrés García | Víctor Andrés Belaúnde | University of San Andrés |