Diego de Salcedo | |
|---|---|
| 25th Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office September 8, 1663 – September 28, 1668 | |
| Preceded by | Sabiniano Manrique de Lara |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Belgium |
| Died | 1669 Pacific Ocean |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Spain |
| Battles/wars | Eighty Years' War |
Diego de Salcedo, a Spanish army officer during the Eighty Years' War, was the Governor-General of the Philippines from 1663 to 1668. He reinforced the army of the archipelago and promoted trade with America.[1] In his participation during the Eighty Years' War, he was made Governor of Jülich after the Spanish victory at the Siege of Jülich in August 1621.[2]
- ^ "Diego Salcedo". 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ Irvine Israel, Jonathan (1997). Conflicts of empires: Spain, the low countries and the struggle for world supremacy, 1585-1713. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-85285-161-3.