Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet
Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet y Bosoist, 5th Baron of Carondelet, (born 1748, Noyelles-sur-Selle, Flanders – died 1807 Quito, Ecuador) was a Spanish administrator of partial Burgundian descent in the employ of the Spanish Empire. He was a Knight of Malta.
The Most Excellent The Baron of Carondelet | |
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| 2nd Spanish Governor of San Salvador | |
| In office 1789–1791 | |
| Monarch | Charles IV |
| Preceded by | José Ortiz de la Peña |
| Succeeded by | José Antonio María de Aguilar |
| 7th Spanish Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office 1791–1797 | |
| Monarch | Charles IV |
| Preceded by | Esteban Rodríguez Miró |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Gayoso de Lemos |
| 27th President of the Real Audiencia of Quito | |
| In office 1799–1807 | |
| Monarch | Charles IV |
| Preceded by | Luis Antonio de Guzmán |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Ruiz Urriés de Castilla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet y Bosoist July 29, 1748 Noyelles-sur-Selle, French Flanders, France |
| Died | August 10, 1807 (aged 59) Quito, Ecuador |
| Resting place | Cathedral of Quito |
| Spouse | Maria Concepción Castaños y Aragorri |
| Parent(s) | Jean Louis de Carondelet and Marie Angélique Bernarde de Rasoir |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Viceroyalty of New Spain Kingdom of Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
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