Alonso de Sotomayor

Alonso de Sotomayor
Royal Governor of Chile
In office
1583–1592
MonarchKing Philip II
Preceded byMartín Ruiz de Gamboa
Succeeded byPedro de Viscarra
Royal Governor of Panama
In office
1596–1602
MonarchKing Philip II
Preceded byJuan del Barrio
Succeeded byHernando de Añazco
Personal details
Bornc. 1545
Trujillo, Spain
Died1610 (aged 64–65)
Spain

Alonso de Sotomayor y Valmediano (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈlonso ðe sotomaˈʝoɾ]; 1545–1610) was a Spanish conquistador from Extremadura, and a Royal Governor of Chile.