Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga
(1717-1793)

Governor of Louisiana

Died aged 76

Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga (1717–1793), also known as Louis Unzaga y Amezéga le Conciliateur, Luigi de Unzaga Panizza and Lewis de Onzaga, was governor of Spanish Louisiana from late 1769 to mid-1777, as well as a Captain General of Venezuela from 1777 to 1782 and Cuba from 1782 to 1785.

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Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga (1717-1793) fue inspirador del nombre de los EEUU, capitán general y gobernador de Louisiana. Impulsó la construcción de la Alameda Principal con este edificio, donde vivió y murió.

English translation: Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga (1717-1793) was the inspiration for the name of the United States, captain general and governor of Louisiana. He promoted the construction of the Alameda Principal with this building, where he lived and died.

Alameda Principal, 12, Málaga, Spain where they lived and died in this house