Diego Dublé Almeyda | |
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| Born | 1841 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | May 6, 1922 Santiago, Chile |
| Allegiance |  Chile |
| Service/ | Chilean Army |
| Years of service | 1857–1892 |
| Rank | General de Brigada |
| Battles/wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Alquízar de Ferrari |
| Children | 10 |
Diego Dublé Almeyda (1841 – May 6, 1922) was a Chilean Army officer. From 1874 to 1878 he was governor of governor of Punta Arenas in the Straits of Magellan. In 1876 he travelled on board of Chacabuco to Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands where he bought 300 sheep he then sold to Henry Reynard, contributing to beginning the Patagonian sheep farming boom.[1]
References
- ↑ Martinic Beros, Mateo (2002). "La participación de capitales británicos en el desarrollo económico del territorio de Magallanes (1880-1920)". Magallania (in Spanish). 35: 299–321. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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