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Domingo Ortiz de Rosas
Domingo Ortiz de Rosas, Marques de Poblaciones (1683 - 1756) was a Spanish soldier who served as governor of Chile.
Tenure as Governor of Chile
Ortiz de Rosas was Governor from 1746 to 1755, during which time he moved the city of Concepcion from its old location (today's city of Penco) to its current place. In addition, he founded a number of cities:
Casablanca (Santa Barbara de Casablanca)
Coelemu (Villa Jesus de Coelemu)
La Ligua (Santo Domingo de Rosas de la Ligua)
Petorca (Santa Ana de Briviescas)
Quirihue (San Antonio Abad de Quirihue)
Other notable acts undertaken during his government ...
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