# Diego Gutiérrez y Toledo - Governor of Nuevo Cartago y Costa Rica

URL: https://allhistories.com/costa-rica/rulers/diego-gutierrez-y-toledo
Tenure: 1540 – December 1544
Number in the list: 2
Born-Died: c. 1510 (Madrid) - December 1544 (Tayutic, Tierra Adentro)
Dynasty: Spanish colonial governors
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Gutiérrez_y_Toledo

Diego Gutiérrez y Toledo was a Spanish conquistador who served as governor of the province of Nuevo Cartago y Costa Rica from 1540 to December 1544. Appointed by Charles I in 1540 as the first governor of the newly created province of Nuevo Cartago y Costa Rica, he founded the short-lived settlement of Santiago on the Caribbean side in 1543 and was killed by indigenous warriors in December 1544.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Hernán Sánchez de Badajoz](https://allhistories.com/costa-rica/rulers/hernan-sanchez-de-badajoz)
- Next in list: [Juan de Cavallón y Arboleda](https://allhistories.com/costa-rica/rulers/juan-de-cavallon-y-arboleda)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1540 - [Sánchez de Badajoz in Talamanca](https://allhistories.com/costa-rica/timeline/1540-sanchez-de-badajoz-in-talamanca)
- 1540 - [Province of Nuevo Cartago y Costa Rica](https://allhistories.com/costa-rica/timeline/1540-province-of-nuevo-cartago-y-costa-rica)
- 1542 - [New Laws](https://allhistories.com/costa-rica/timeline/1542-new-laws)
- 1543 - [Diego Gutiérrez's Fatal Expedition](https://allhistories.com/costa-rica/timeline/1543-diego-gutierrez-s-fatal-expedition)
- 1543 - [Audiencia de los Confines](https://allhistories.com/costa-rica/timeline/1543-audiencia-de-los-confines)