Diego Osorio Villegas

Diego de Osorio y Villegas (1540 in Villasandino[1] – 1601 in Santo Domingo[2]) was a sixteenth-century governor of Venezuela Province (1589–1597), the Venezuela Province being a part of the Spanish Empire. He was governor at the time of the Preston Somers Expedition during which an English force found Caracas by way of a secret route through the mountains.

He was then Governor of Santo Domingo until his death in 1601. Previously he spent 15 years fighting in the Dutch Revolt.[1][3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Isaac Rilova, 25 January 2010, Ayalas y Osorios, de Sasamón a Venezuela Archived 2010-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, sasamon.burgos.es
  2. (in Spanish) Gobernadores Isla de Santa Domingo Archived 2014-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in Spanish) Diego Osorio Villegas
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