Marcó del Pont, Ventura Miguel 1763-1836

Ventura Miguel Marco del Pont was a merchant and treasurer for the Viceroyalty of Rio de La Plata. He was born in Vigo, Spain, in Nov. 15, 1768, and died on Dec. 28, 1836, in Andalucia, Spain. He migrated to Buenos Aires in the 1790s and established a successful business. A member of the Spanish consulate (est. 1794), the Municipal Council or Cabildo (1797) and the Real Consulado de Comercio (1803), he was commissioner of the Real Caja de Consolidacion, in which capacity he had dealings with the Viceroy regarding the collection of taxes in Rio de La Plata. In 1807 he lent the Cabildo more than 12,000 pesos to offset losses incurred in the English invasions.

Merchant and treasurer for the Viceroyalty of Río de La Plata. Born Vigó, Spain, in Nov. 15, 1768; died on Dec. 28, 1836, in Andalucía, Spain. Migrated to Buenos Aires in the 1790s and established a successful business. Member of the Spanish consulate (est. 1794), the Municipal Council or Cabildo (1797) and the Real Consulado de Comercio (1803). He was commissioner of the Real Caja de Consolidación, in which capacity he had dealings with the Viceroy regarding the collection of taxes in Río de La Plata. In 1807 he lent the Cabildo more than 12,000 pesos to offset losses incurred in the English invasions.