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Diego Dublé Almeyda
Diego Duble Almeyda - FP
Born 1841
Died May 6, 1922
Place of birth Valparaíso, Chile
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Allegiance Flag of Chile Chile
Service/branch Chilean Army
Years of service 1857–1892
Rank General de Brigada
Battles/wars
Spouse(s) Julia Alquízar de Ferrari

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]

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