Sebastián Calvo de la Puerta
Sebastián Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill | |
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Portrait of an Important Spanish Colonial Official, likely Sebastian Nicolas Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill, Marquess de Casa Calvo, by José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza (c. 1800) | |
| 10th Governor of Spanish Louisiana | |
| In office 1799–1801 | |
| Monarch | Charles IV |
| Preceded by | Francisco Bouligny |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel de Salcedo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sebastián Nicolás Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill August 11, 1751 Artemisa, Spanish Cuba, Spanish Empire |
| Died | May 27, 1820 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Spouse |
Louisa Peñelvar y Navarette
(m. 1781; died 1792) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Viceroyalty of New Spain Kingdom of Spain Napoleonic Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Battles/wars | Louisiana Rebellion American Revolutionary War Peninsular War |
| Awards | Order of Santiago |
Sebastián Nicolás de Bari Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill, 1st Marquess of Casa Calvo, KOS (August 1751 – 27 May 1820) was a Spanish nobleman and soldier who served as Governor of Louisiana between 1799 and 1801.