Pascual Ruiz Huidobro

Biography:

Pascual Ruiz Huidobro Spanish soldier in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata who fought against the British invasions of the Río de la Plata as Governor of Montevideo. Ruiz Huidobro had a long naval service career in the Spanish Navy in Cádiz and other locations. He arrived in the Río de la Plata with the Viceroy Ceballos expedition in 1777.