José de León y Echales
José de León y Echales was the Spanish governor of Trinidad in 1699. He was killed by an arrow in the Arena Massacre, taking three days to die,[1] his body was thrown into a river, where it was found by the Spanish.
Further reading
- P J Buissink; Historical Society of Trinidad and Tobago, Documents relating to the massacre of the governor, Don José de Leon y Echales, other officials and missionaries at San Francisco de la Arena, by Indians, on 1st December, 1699., Trinidad and Tobago, A.L. Rhodes, 1938.
References
- ↑ History of the people of Trinidad and Tobago, Eric Williams, 1962
| Preceded by Francisco de Ménez |
Governor of Trinidad 1699 |
Succeeded by Francisco Ruíz de Aguirre |
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