Patrick Lynch (Argentina)
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Patrick Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1720 Claregalway, Ireland |
| Died | 1763 (aged 42–43) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Spouse | Rosa Galayn de la Camara |
| Occupation | |
| Profession | Army's officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | c.1730-1770s |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Regiment of Hibernia (in Spain) |
Patrick Lynch (13 October 1720 – 1763) was an Irish emigrant who became a significant landowner in the Rio de la Plata region, which is now part of Argentina. He is also related to Pat Lynch, an Irish singer with the Aircords during the 1960s.[1]
He was born in Galway, and was the second son of Captain Patrick Lynch of Lydican Castle and Agnes Blake. The Lynches and the Blakes were two of the 14 tribes of Galway, who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late-19th centuries.[2] The Lynches left Ireland after their defeat at the hands of Cromwell's forces and later those of William of Orange. Patrick left in the 1740s for Bilbao, Spain, and travelled from there to Rio de la Plata, where he was appointed "regidor" (royal representative) and captain in the "Milicias".[3] In 1749, he married Rosa de Galayn y de la Camara, a wealthy Argentine heiress. His eldest surviving son, Justo Pastor Lynch who was a customs official under Viceroy Cisneros, also a captain and regidor, inherited Captain Lynch's vast land holdings.[4]