Diego García de Cáceres
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.
literature
- José Toribio Medina (1852–1930): Diccionario biográfico colonial de Chile . Imprenta Elziviriana, Santiago de Chile 1906, p. 328 ff . ( Memoria Chilena documents [accessed June 17, 2010]).
- Diego Barros Arana (1830-1907): La Colonia, de 1610 a 1700 . In: Centro de Investigaciones Diego Barros Arana (ed.): Historia general de Chile . 2nd Edition. tape 5 . Editorial Universitaria SA, Santiago de Chile 1999, ISBN 956-11-1550-6 , p. 26th f . ( Memoria Chilena documents [accessed June 17, 2010]).
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SURNAME | García de Cáceres, Diego |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish conquistador |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1516 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Extremadura , Spain |
DATE OF DEATH | 1586 |