Francisco Hurtado del Pino, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Francisco Hurtado del Pino

Spanish intendant in Chiloé

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1748

Place of Birth: Oran, Oran Province, Algeria

Profession: intendant (government official)

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Francisco Hurtado del Pino was a Spanish colonial officer who served as the first and only Intendant of Chiloé between 1784 and 1789.
In 1786 Viceroy of Peru Teodoro de Croix sent Hurtado del Pino navy officer José de Moraleda y Montero to aid him making accurate maps of the archipelago.
Eventually Moraleda would stay in Chiloé until 1896 long after the intendantship of hurtado del Pino.
After Hurtado's term ended the Intendancy of Chiloé was abolished and lieutenant colonel Francisco Garos took charge of the affairs in Chiloé Archipelago.