Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet

The Baron of Carondelet
Portrait by unknown artist
2nd Spanish Governor of San Salvador
In office
1789–1791
MonarchCharles IV
Preceded byJosé Ortiz de la Peña
Succeeded byJosé Antonio María de Aguilar
7th Spanish Governor of Louisiana
In office
1791–1797
MonarchCharles IV
Preceded byEsteban Rodríguez Miró
Succeeded byManuel Gayoso de Lemos
27th President of
the Real Audiencia of Quito
In office
1799–1807
MonarchCharles IV
Preceded byLuis Antonio de Guzmán
Succeeded byManuel Ruiz Urriés de Castilla
Personal details
Born
Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet y Bosoist

(1748-07-29)July 29, 1748
Noyelles-sur-Selle, French Flanders, France
DiedAugust 10, 1807(1807-08-10) (aged 59)
Quito, New Granada, Spanish Empire
Resting placeCathedral of Quito
SpouseMaria Concepción Castaños y Aragorri
Parent(s)Jean Louis de Carondelet and Marie Angélique Bernarde de Rasoir
Military service
Allegiance Viceroyalty of New Spain
 Kingdom of Spain
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet y Bosoist, 5th Baron of Carondelet (1748–1807) was a Spanish administrator of partial Burgundian descent in the employ of the Spanish Empire. He was a Knight of Malta.