Manuel Antonio Warnes
portrait of Manuel Antonio Warnes
Alcalde of Buenos Aires
In office 1775–1776
Monarch	Charles III
Preceded by	Francisco Antonio Basavilbaso
Succeeded by	Ignacio de Irigoyen
Personal details
Born	Manuel Antonio Warnes y Durango June 19, 1727 Cartagena de Indias
Died	1802 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse(s)	María Josepha Arraez Ana Jacoba García de Zúñiga..[1]
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Army's officer
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Spain
Branch/service	Spanish Army
Rank	Captain

Manuel Antonio Warnes y Durango (1727–1802) was a Spanish military man, who served as regidor and alcalde of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.^[2]

Biography

Warnes was born in Cartagena (Colombia), the son of Patricio Benito Warnes Geer and Juana María Durango y Atienza, belonging to a family of Irish, Flemish and Spanish origin. He had arrived in port of Buenos Aires from Cadiz as Master of the French frigate "Amable Maria".^[3] In 1756, he was appointed as alcalde of second vote (vice-mayor) of Buenos Aires, being designated alcalde in first vote in 1775 and 1788.^[4]

His great great grandfather was Salomón Warnes (born in Connacht), banished from Ireland for religious reasons, he had settled in Antwerp, at the beginning of the 17th century.^[5]