Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa

Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa (born January 24, 1717, Sevilla, Spain—died April 9, 1779, Mexico City, Mexico) was a Spanish soldier and statesman, noted for his excellent administration as the prudent and humane colonial viceroy of New Spain (Mexico) from 1771 to 1779. Under his rule, Mexico enjoyed greater prosperity and security than most of Spanish America. Bucareli began his military career as a soldier for Spain in Italy, where he attained the rank of...