Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera

Spanish colonial official

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1587

Place of Birth: Bergüenda, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1660

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera y Gaviria (baptized March 25, 1587, Bergüenda, Álava – August 12, 1660, Tenerife, Canary Islands) was a Spanish soldier and colonial 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.