Gonzalo de Doblas

Gonzalo de Doblas was an Argentine writer and historical observer born in 1744 and deceased in 1809. Surviving library records consistently identify him with those dates, and his known work centers on the province of Misiones and the Guaraní communities living there.

He is best known for Memoria histórica, geográfica, política y económica sobre la provincia de Misiones de indios guaranís, a work written in the early nineteenth century and later printed in Buenos Aires in 1836. In it, he describes the geography, political organization, economy, and everyday realities of Misiones, with particular attention to the period after the Jesuits were expelled.

Catalog records also show that several of his writings on Misiones were preserved and republished together, including a text proposing a new form of government for the province. Although biographical details about his personal life are limited in the sources readily available, his work endures as an important primary source for readers interested in colonial South America and the history of the Guaraní missions.