Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM was a Spanish military officer and a viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Although born Jacques de Liniers
Portrait of Liniers, Naval Museum of Madrid
William Carr Beresford (right) surrenders to Santiago de Liniers (centre left) during the British invasions of the River Plate; painting by Charles Fouqueray.
Liniers' house in Buenos Aires
The execution of Santiago de Liniers by firing squad
Liniers counterrevolution
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The Liniers counter-revolution took place in the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata after the May Revolution in 1810. The former viceroy, Santiago de Liniers, led an ill-fated counter-revoluti
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires
…of Seville, and retired from public activity. But when the May Revolution took place, Liniers decided to come out of his retirement and organized a monarchist uprising in Córdoba. Liniers was forced to flee, but was eventually captured and executed without trial. Santiago de Liniers y Bremond, Chevalier of the Order…
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