People Born in Gibraltar During The Spanish Period
Prior to its capture in 1704 by the British, there were 4,000 inhabitants of Gibraltar, all but 70 of whom fled to the surrounding Campo de Gibraltar. Some notable people born in Gibraltar prior to British rule include:
- Simón Susarte - Spanish goatherd that guided a Spanish contingent over the Rock in the 1704 Franco-Spanish siege.
- Diego de Astorga y Céspedes (1663–1734) - Catholic Archbishop of Toledo and Grand Inquisitor
- Juan Romero de Figueroa (1646–1720) - Spanish Catholic priest in charge of the church of St. Mary the Crowned when the town was captured in 1704.
- Gonzalo Piña Ludueña (1545–1600) - Spanish conquistador in Venezuela. Founder of San Antonio de Gibraltar in 1592.
- Juan Mateos (?-1594) - Founder of Gibraltar's first hospital.
- Alonso Hernández del Portillo (1543–1624) - The first historian of Gibraltar
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