w he at ", ▁a ▁name ▁that ▁denoted ▁good ▁c ere al ▁production . ▁He ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁" D omen ico " ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁" Dom ingo " ▁as ▁well . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁merchant ▁author ized ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Spain ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁and ▁had ▁contacts ▁in ▁Spain , ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁and ▁Britain . ▁He ▁promoted ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Com merce ▁Cons ulate ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁which ▁his ▁son ▁Manuel ▁would ▁lead ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later . ▁Bel gr ano ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁María ▁Jose fa ▁González ▁Is las ▁y ▁Cas ero , ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Santiago ▁del ▁Est ero , ▁Argentina . ▁The ▁family ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁rich est ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁after ▁the ▁Es cal adas . ▁They ▁had ▁ 1 6 ▁sons , ▁four ▁of ▁whom ▁died . ▁Dom ingo ▁Bel gr ano ▁Pérez ▁managed ▁a ▁family ▁business , ▁and ▁arranged ▁for ▁his ▁four ▁daughters ▁to ▁marry ▁mer ch ants ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁his ▁trust ed ▁agents ▁in ▁the ▁Band a ▁Oriental , ▁M ision es ▁Province , ▁and ▁Spain . ▁The ▁eight ▁living ▁male ▁sons ▁followed ▁different ▁paths : ▁Dom ingo ▁José ▁Est an is la o ▁became ▁canon ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁c athedral , ▁while ▁Carlos ▁José ▁and ▁José ▁Greg orio ▁joined ▁the ▁army . ▁Manuel ▁Bel gr ano ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁father ' s ▁work , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁developed ▁other ▁interests , ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁brother ▁Francisco