Diego Rodríguez Valdez y de la Banda

Diego Rodriguez de Valdés y de la Banda (1557-1600) was a Spanish marine and politician, who served as governor of Buenos Aires.

Biography
He was born in Salamanca, Spain, and arrived in the city of Buenos Aires as commander of the ship "San Andres", which arrived on the shores of the Río de la Plata on January 5, 1599, from Rio de Janeiro.

A few months after taking as governor, he received the news, the uprising of the Indians in Chile, with very few resources in Buenos Aires, Valdez sent a small detachment of soldiers commanded by his cousin Francisco Rodriguez del Manzano.

Diego Rodriguez de Valdés y de la Banda served as governor of the Río de la Plata since July 8, 1599 until his death, occurred on December 20, 1600.