Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera
Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera | |
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Engraving "Governor Don Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera" preserved in the Lopez Museum Collection, Philippines Heritage Library, Ayala Foundation, year 1875 | |
| Governor and Captain General of the Philippines | |
| In office June 25, 1635 – August 11, 1644 | |
| Monarch | Philip IV of Spain |
| Governor | (Viceroy of New Spain) Lope Díez de Armendáriz, 1st Marquess of Cadreita Diego López Pacheco, 7th Duke of Escalona Juan de Palafox y Mendoza García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, 2nd Count of Salvatierra |
| Preceded by | Juan Salamanca |
| Succeeded by | Diego Chacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1587 |
| Died | August 12, 1660 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
| Battles/wars | |
Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera Mendoza y Corcuera (Bergüenda, Álava, March 25, 1587 – Tenerife, Canarias, August 12, 1660) was a Spanish soldier and imperial official. From 1632 to 1634, he was governor of Panama. From June 25, 1635 to August 11, 1644 he was governor of the Philippines. And from 1659 to his death in 1660 he was governor of the Canary Islands. He is remembered as one of the two greatest Spanish military leaders in the Philippines.