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Gonzalo Piña Ludueña
Gonzalo de Piña y Ludueña or Lidueña (Gibraltar, 1545 – Caracas, 1600) was a Spanish Noble, ''conquistador'', and colonial administrator in the Province of Venezuela between 1597 and 1600.Capitanes Generales de Venezuela en la época de la Colonia (Spanish), taken from ''Gobernadores y Capitanes Generales de Provincia'', by Guillermo Morón. Gonzalo de Piña Ludueña was born in in 1545 which was then part of Spain. He moved to the Americas and settled down in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibraltar
Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar). It has an area of and is Gibraltar–Spain border, bordered to the north by Spain (Campo de Gibraltar). The landscape is dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, at the foot of which is a densely populated town area. Gibraltar is home to some 34,003 people, primarily Gibraltarians. Gibraltar was founded as a permanent watchtower by the Almohad Caliphate, Almohads in 1160. It switched control between the Nasrids, Crown of Castile, Castilians and Marinids in the Late Middle Ages, acquiring larger strategic clout upon the destruction of nearby Algeciras . It became again part of the Crown of Castile in 1462. In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces Capture of Gibraltar, captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |