Carlos Frederico Lecor, Viscount of Laguna

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Viscount of Laguna
Carlos Frederico Lecor, Viscount of Laguna
President of Cisplatina Province
In office January 20, 1817 – February 3, 1826
Monarchs	João VI Pedro I
Preceded by	Miguel Barreiro (Governor of the Oriental Province)
Succeeded by	Francisco de Paula Magessi
Personal details
Born	October 6, 1764 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	August 2, 1836 (aged 71) Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Occupation	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Portugal United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves  Empire of Brazil
Rank	Marshal of the Army (Brazil) Lieutenant General (Portugal/United Kingdom)
Battles/wars	Peninsular War Battle of Garris Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental Cisplatine War

Carlos Frederico Lecor^{[note 1]} (October 6, 1764 – August 2, 1836) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian general and politician. He was the first Baron of Laguna, in Portugal, and later ascended to Viscount of Laguna, in Brazil.

He was the first Portuguese officer to command a division, the 7th Division, of British troops,^[1] in Wellington's Peninsular Army, as well as having commanded the Portuguese forces who invaded the Banda Oriental del Uruguay (Eastern Bank of Uruguay) in 1816.

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