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Diego de Holguín (1486 – 1556) was a Spanish ''
conquistador Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (; ; ) were Spanish Empire, Spanish and Portuguese Empire, Portuguese colonizers who explored, traded with and colonized parts of the Americas, Africa, Oceania and Asia during the Age of Discovery. Sailing ...
'' and the first
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of
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, serving from 1525 to 1528. He participated in the conquest of many nations in the Caribbean islands, Central America and Mexico, where he became famous for his courage.


Biography

Diego de Holguín was born around 1486 in a Spanish town called Tona or Sona. He arrived in the Americas very young and settled in the Spanish colony in present day
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in 1506. There, he participated in the foundation of the cities of Aragua, Puerto Real, and Ciudad de la Vega. Holguín participated in the conquest of
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and
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under the command of
Pedro de Alvarado Pedro de Alvarado (; 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, ''conquistador'', ''adelantado,'' governor and Captaincy General of Guatemala, captain general of Guatemala.Lovell, Lutz and Swezey 1984, p. 461. He participated in the c ...
. He was alderman of the municipality of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala. Along with Gonzalo de Alvarado, was one of the founders of the first settlement of San Salvador, next to a fortress Cuzcatlecos, and became its first mayor in April 1525, serving until April 1528. The city he founded, now known as
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currently is located. Óscar Romero freeway was originally to be called Diego de Holguín.


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