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Diego Ronquillo
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| 5th Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines | |
| In office March 10, 1583 – May 16, 1584 |
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| Monarch | Philip II of Spain |
| Governor | (Viceroy of New Spain) Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, 5th Count of Coruña Luis de Villanueva y Zapata |
| Preceded by | Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa |
| Succeeded by | Santiago de Vera |
Diego Ronquillo was the fifth Spanish governor of the Philippines, from March 10, 1583, until May 1584. He was the brother (or nephew) of his predecessor, Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa, and served as interim governor for little more than a year. Manila suffered heavy damage from a fire that occurred on March 19, 1583.
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| Preceded by Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñaloza |
Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines 1583–1584 |
Succeeded by Santiago de Vera |
See also
In Spanish: Diego Ronquillo para niños
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