Gálvez, Matías de

Gálvez, Matías de

(mätē`äs dā gäl`vāth), 1717–84, Spanish colonial administrator, captain general of Guatemala (1779), viceroy of New Spain (1783–84); brother of José de Gálvez. He was succeeded as viceroy by his son, Bernardo de Gálvez.