Francisco Verdugo

Don Francisco Verdugo
A portrait of Francisco Verdugo engraved by Hillebrant van Wouw
Born	1537 (1537) Talavera de la Reina
Died	22 September 1595(1595-09-22) (aged 57–58) Antwerp
Allegiance	Spanish Habsburg
Service/branch	Army of Flanders
Years of service	1566–1595
Rank	Maestre de Campo
Commands held	Governor and Captain-General of Friesland and Groningen
Battles/wars	Battle of St. Quentin (1557) Siege of Haarlem (1572–73) Battle of Noordhorn (1581) Battle of Boksum (1586) Battle of Zutphen (1586) Reduction of Groningen (1594)
Other work	Commentario de la guerra de Frisa

Francisco Verdugo (1537–1595), Spanish military commander in the Dutch Revolt, became Maestre de Campo General, in the Spanish Netherlands. He was also the last Spanish Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel between 1581 and 1594.