Diego de Salinas


Diego de Salinas
The Last of Gibraltar, by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. It depicts Diego de Salinas in 1704, with the Rock of Gibraltar in the background.
Birth nameDiego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel
Born(1649-08-03)3 August 1649
Madrid, Spain
Died27 November 1720(1720-11-27) (aged 71)
Madrid, Spain
Allegiance Spain
CommandsLast Spanish Governor of Gibraltar
Battles / warsCapture 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference JMLAZARO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Clive Finlayson; Darren Fa (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068–1945. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9781846030161. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

Diego de Salinas

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