Pedro Morales y Mercado

Captain
Pedro Morales y Mercado
Lieutenant Governor of Buenos Aires
In office
1661–1662
MonarchPhilip IV
Preceded byAmador de Roxas y Azevedo
Succeeded byJacinto Vela de Hinojosa
Vice-Mayor of Buenos Aires
In office
1651–1652
MonarchPhilip IV
Preceded byJuan Nieto de Umanes
Succeeded byLorenzo Suárez Maldonado
Personal details
Bornc. 1610
Ciudad de Rodrigo, Salamanca, Spain
Diedc. 1670
Buenos Aires, Argentina
SpouseMaría de Manzanares y Aguilar
Occupationpolitician
army
Professiontreasurer
military man
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of servicec. 1620-c. 1660
RankCaptain

Pedro Morales y Mercado (c. 1610 - c. 1670) was a 17th-century Spanish nobleman, who held different honorific positions in the Río de la Plata, serving as mayor, army officer and treasurer of Buenos Aires.