Diego de Salcedo
Diego de Salcedo | |
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| 25th Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office September 8, 1663 – September 28, 1668 | |
| Monarchs | Philip IV of Spain Charles II of Spain |
| Governor | (Viceroy of New Spain) Juan Francisco Leiva y de la Cerda Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Marquess of Mancera |
| Preceded by | Sabiniano Manrique de Lara |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Belgium |
| Died | 1669 Pacific Ocean |
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| 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. 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.