Don Diego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel (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.
Salinas is a surname that has Spanish origin and is derived from the word "salina" meaning "saltworks" or "salt mine". Originating in Spain, it is a common surname in Spanish-speaking countries.
Carlos Salinas de Gortari (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos saˈlinas ðe ɣoɾˈtaɾi]; born 3 April 1948) is a Mexican economist and former politician who served as the 60th president of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. He is considered the frontman of Mexican...
The capture of Gibraltar by Anglo-Dutch forces of the Grand Alliance occurred between 1 and 4 August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. (see All dates in the annotations) Since the beginning of the war the Alliance had been looking for a...
Diego de Almagro (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ðe alˈmaɣɾo]; c. 1475 – July 8, 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits and killings in western South America. He participated with Francisco Pizarro in...
This timeline traces the history of Gibraltar from prehistoric times up to the modern era. Gibraltar has a political and colonial history spanning more than five centuries, with evidence of human habitation dating back at least 20,000 years....
Tocopilla Museum (Spanish: Museo de Tocopilla) is a municipal archaeology museum in the Chilean city of Tocopilla located in the coast of Atacama Desert. Among its collections are chisels and hatchets but despite being in a zone of colonial and...
The Gibraltar peninsula, located at the far southern end of Iberia, has great strategic importance as a result of its position by the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. It has repeatedly been contested between...
Diego de Silva y Mendoza (in Portuguese, Diogo da Silva e Mendonça) (Madrid, 23 December 1564 – Madrid, 15 June 1630) was a Spanish nobleman of Portuguese descent, and Spanish Viceroy of Portugal between 1619 and 1621. He was also an eminent poet.
1649 (MDCXLIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1649th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 649th year of the 2nd...
