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Agustín Hipólito de Landaburu y Pérez de Ribera (*Chilca, 1715 - † Lima, 1777), was a Creole landowner and colonial official in the Viceroyalty of Peru. He served twice as ordinary mayor of Lima and was the builder of the Plaza de Acho.

Biography


His parents were the Basque captain Agustín de Landaburu y Aldeguren and the Creole lady María Pérez de Ribera. At an early age, he was recognized as captain of the militias of the town of Cañete (1730); later he held the position of mayor of said town (1740), being promoted to colonel of the cavalry regiment of the militias of the district of Mala (1763), and then to maestre de campo.

Due to his large agricultural properties in the Cañete valley, such as the estates San Juan de Arona, Cerro Blanco, and others, he possessed great wealth, which is why he was elected ordinary mayor of Lima on two occasions (1755 and 1766). He proposed to build at his own expense a firm plaza for bullfights; with the auspices of Viceroy Amat, authorization was obtained by royal decree of August 9, 1766. He invested over 100,000 pesos in his project, establishing eight annual bullfights, the proceeds of which he offered 1,500 pesos to the Hospicio de Pobres.

He married Mariana de Belzunce y Salazar, widow countess of Casa Dávalos, with whom he had one son, Agustín de Landaburu y Belzunce. After his death, his properties passed to the renowned physician and patriot José Hipólito Unanue y Pavón.