Esteban Rodríguez Miró
Esteban Rodríguez Miró y Sabater, KOS (1744 – June 4, 1795), also known as Esteban Miro and Estevan Miro, was a Spanish army officer and governor of the Spanish American provinces of Louisiana and Florida.
The Most Excellent Esteban Rodríguez Miró KOS | |
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| 6th Spanish governor of Louisiana | |
| In office 1785–1791 | |
| Monarchs | Charles III Charles IV |
| Preceded by | Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1744 Reus, Catalonia, Spain |
| Died | June 4, 1795 (aged 50–51) Spain |
| Spouse | Marie Céleste Eléonore de Macarty |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Viceroyalty of New Spain Kingdom of Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1760–1795 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War War of the Pyrenees |
Miró was one of the most popular of the Spanish governors, largely because of his prompt response to the Great New Orleans Fire (1788), which destroyed almost all of the city.
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