Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón | |
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Portrait of Pedro de Cevallos | |
| 1st Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | |
| In office 15 October 1777 – 26 June 1778 | |
| Monarch | Charles III of Spain |
| First Secretary of State | Count of Floridablanca |
| Secretary of State for Indies | Marquess of Sonora |
| Succeeded by | Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo |
| 27th Governor of Río de la Plata | |
| In office 4 November 1756 – 15 August 1766 | |
| Monarchs | Ferdinand VI Charles III |
| First Secretary of State | Ricardo Wall Jerónimo Grimaldi |
| Secretary of State for Indies | Julián de Arriaga y Ribera |
| Viceroy of Peru | José Manso de Velasco |
| Preceded by | José de Andonaegui |
| Succeeded by | Francisco de Paula Bucareli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1715 Cádiz, Spain |
| Died | 26 December 1778 (aged 63) Córdoba, Spain |
| Occupation | Military |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
| Battles/wars | First Cevallos expedition, Second Cevallos expedition |
Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón, also spelled Ceballos (29 June 1715 – 26 December 1778), was a Spanish military Governor of Buenos Aires between 1757 and 1766, and the first Viceroy of the Río de la Plata in 1776.