Diego de Salinas
Don Diego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel (Madrid, 3 August 1649 – 27 November 1720) was the last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar. He held the post when The Rock was captured by an Anglo-Dutch fleet in August 1704.
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The Last of Gibraltar, by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. It depicts Diego de Salinas in 1704, with the Rock of Gibraltar in the background. | |
| Birth name | Diego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel |
| Born | 3 August 1649 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 27 November 1720 (aged 71) Madrid, Spain |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Commands held | Last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar |
| Battles/wars | Capture of Gibraltar |
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