Francisco Antonio García Carrasco

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Francisco Antonio García Carrasco Díaz
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Francisco Antonio García Carrasco Díaz

Francisco Antonio García Carrasco Díaz (Ceuta, Spain; December 15, 1742 - Lima, Peru; August 10, 1813) was a Spanish soldier and Royal Governor of Chile.

He was the last such governor before the Chilean independence movement swept the country. His relations with Juan Martinez de Rozas and a smuggling scandal involving the frigate Scorpion destroyed what little authority he had, and required that he surrender of his post to Mateo de Toro Zambrano.

Preceded by:
Juan Rodríguez Ballesteros
Royal Governor of Chile
1808-1810
Succeeded by:
Mateo de Toro Zambrano
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