Manuel Gayoso de Lemos
Manuel Gayoso de Lemos | |
|---|---|
Posthumous portrait by P. J. de Lemos | |
| 8th Spanish Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office 1797–1799 | |
| Monarch | Charles IV |
| Preceded by | Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Bouligny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuel Luis Gayoso de Lemos Amorín y Magallanes May 30, 1747 Porto, Portugal |
| Died | July 18, 1799 (aged 52) New Orleans, Louisiana, Spanish Empire |
| Spouses | Theresa Margarita Hopman y Pereira
(m. 1787; died 1789)Elizabeth Watts
(m. 1792; died 1792)Margaret Cyrilla Watts
(m. 1797) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Viceroyalty of New Spain Kingdom of Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1771–1779 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
Don Manuel Luis Gayoso de Lemos y Amorín KOM OTS (May 30, 1747 – July 18, 1799) was the governor of Spanish Louisiana from 1797 until his death in 1799.