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Pedro de Cevallos

viceroy of RĂ­o de la Plata
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  • Spanish viceroyalties and Portuguese territories in the Americas, 1780
    Viceroyalty of the RĂ­o de la Plata

    
RĂ­o de la Plata—Pedro de Cevallos—arrived in Montevideo with a large force of men and ships. Cevallos pushed the Portuguese back and organized a new government in Buenos Aires before being supplanted by another viceroy just a few months after taking office. The viceroys following Cevallos—Juan JosĂ© de VĂ©rtiz y


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RĂ­o de la Plata—Pedro de Cevallos—arrived in Montevideo with a large force of men and ships. Cevallos pushed the Portuguese back and organized a new government in Buenos Aires before being supplanted by another viceroy just a few months after taking office. The viceroys following Cevallos—Juan JosĂ© de VĂ©rtiz y


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