# Diego García de Valverde - President of the Audiencia, Governor and Captain General of Guatemala

URL: https://allhistories.com/guatemala/rulers/diego-garcia-de-valverde
Term: 28 November 1578 – 21 July 1589
Number in the list: 75
Dynasty: Spanish colonial administration
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Guatemala

Diego García de Valverde, a lawyer, presided over the Audiencia of Guatemala for over a decade and sought to protect natives from abuses by encomenderos.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pedro de Villalobos](https://allhistories.com/guatemala/rulers/pedro-de-villalobos)
- Next in list: [Pedro Mallén de Rueda](https://allhistories.com/guatemala/rulers/pedro-mallen-de-rueda)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1580 - [Annals of the Kaqchikels Written](https://allhistories.com/guatemala/timeline/1580-annals-of-the-kaqchikels-written)
- 1586 - [Earthquake Strikes Santiago](https://allhistories.com/guatemala/timeline/1586-earthquake-strikes-santiago)