Diego García de Cáceres

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Diego García de Cáceres (* around 1516 in Extremadura , Spain , † 1586 ) was a Spanish conquistador .

Life

As a loyal follower of Pedro de Valdivia , he successfully completed important missions to enforce the Spanish claims to rule in Peru and Chile . He held important posts in the colonial administration in Chile and even rose to the rank of interim governor for a short time.

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