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Diego de Salinas
Diego de Salinas | |
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 The Last of Gibraltar, by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. It depicts Diego de Salinas in 1704, with the Rock of Gibraltar in the background. | |
| Birth name | Diego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel |
| Born | 3 August 1649 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 27 November 1720 (aged 71) Madrid, Spain |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Commands | Last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar |
| Battles / wars | Capture of Gibraltar |
Don Diego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel (Madrid, 3 August 1649 – 27 November 1720) was the last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar.[1] He held the post when The Rock was captured by an Anglo-Dutch fleet in August 1704.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
JMLAZAROwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Clive Finlayson; Darren Fa (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068–1945. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9781846030161. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
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