Francisco de Villagra

Francisco de Villagra
Royal Governor of Chile
In office
1547–1549
MonarchCharles V
Preceded byPedro de Valdivia
Succeeded byPedro de Valdivia
In office
1553–1557
MonarchsCharles V
Philip II
Preceded byPedro de Valdivia
Succeeded byGarcía Hurtado de Mendoza
In office
1561–1563
MonarchPhilip II
Preceded byGarcía Hurtado de Mendoza
Succeeded byPedro de Villagra
Personal details
Bornc. 1511
Santervás de Campos, Valladolid Province, Spain
Died22 July 1563
Concepción, Chile
ChildrenPedro de Villagra, el mozo
Military service
Allegiance Spain
Years of service1530s–1563
Battles/warsConquest of Chile

Francisco de Villagra Velázquez (1511 – 22 July 1563) was a Spanish conquistador, and three times governor of Chile.

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