Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas y Ribadeneira (1 January 1519 – 25 October 1593) was a Spanish politician diplomat military officer and colonial official. He was the seventh governor-general of the Philippines from May or June 1 1590 to October 25 1593. The city of Dasmariñas located 24 km south of Manila was named after him.[citation needed] Dasmariñas was a member of the Order of Santiago.
active years end date
1593-10-25
active years start date
1590-06-01
birth date
1519-01-01
birth place
Galicia (Spain), Spain, Viveiro
death date
1593-10-25
death place
Philippines, Dasmariñas
monarch
Philip II of Spain
order in office
7th Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines
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