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| Gálvez, Matías de |
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(mät ´äs d gäl´v th) (KEY) , 171784, Spanish colonial administrator, captain general of Guatemala (1779), viceroy of New Spain (178384); brother of José de Gálvez. He was succeeded as viceroy by his son, Bernardo de Gálvez. |
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