Domingo Ortiz de Rosas y García de Villasuso, 1st Marquis of Poblaciones ( es, Domingo Ortiz de Rosas y García de Villasuso, primer Marqués de Poblaciones) (1683–1756) was a Spanish soldier who served as

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As Governor of Chile

Ortiz de Rosas was Governor from 1746 to 1755, during which time he moved the city of Concepción from its old location (today's city of

Penco Penco (Mapudungun: See (''Pen''), Water (''Ko'')), is a Chilean city and commune in Concepción Province, Bío Bío Region on the Bay of Concepción. Founded as the city of Concepción del Nuevo Extremo ('beginning of the new extreme') on Februa ...

) to its current place. In addition, he founded a number of cities: *

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(''Santa Bárbara de Casablanca'') *

Coelemu Coelemu is a Chilean commune and city in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 16,082 and has an area of . Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Coelemu ...

(''Villa Jesús de Coelemu'') *

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(''Santo Domingo de Rosas de la Ligua'') *

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(''Santa Ana de Briviescas'') *

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(''San Antonio Abad de Quirihue'') Other notable acts undertaken during his government were the creation, on March 11, 1747, of the first University in the colonial territory of Chile: the

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(''Real Universidad de San Felipe''), of which the first rector was Tomás de Azúa e Iturgoyen

This university would eventually become today's

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. He also established the penal colony on the

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Death

While on board the Spanish ship Leon, en route to Europe with his family, Ortiz de Rosas died on 29 June 1756. The ship's log records his age as 80. He was buried at sea the following morning. 1683 births 1756 deaths Royal Governors of Chile Marquesses of Spain Knights of Santiago Spanish generals 18th-century Spanish nobility Spanish colonial governors and administrators Río de la Plata {{Chile-politician-stub