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unusual facts about Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca, 1st Marquis of Branciforte



Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca, 1st Marquis of Branciforte

This was in high contrast to his predecessor, Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo, considered one of the best.

A Peruvian priest living in Mexico, Melchor de Talamantes (1765-1809) was named to head the commission on the New Spain side.

Don Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca de Carini y Branciforte, 1st Marqués de Branciforte (Palermo, Sicily, ca 1755 – Marseille, June 1, 1812) was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from July 12, 1794 to May 31, 1798.

He arrived in Veracruz on June 15, 1794, and took possession of the government in Mexico City on July 12, 1794.


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