José Antonio Lacayo de Briones y Palacios, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Antonio Lacayo de Briones y Palacios

Spanish general and colonial governor

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1679

Place of Birth: Viana, Navarre, Spain

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1756

Profession: military personnel, intendant (government official)

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Leo

José Antonio Lacayo de Briones y Palacios (1679–1756) was a Spanish "intendant" or "intendente" (a type of viceroyal governor) who held the position of governor in two countries in Central America during the Spanish colonial period.
He was Governor of Costa Rica from 1713 to 1717 and Governor of Nicaragua from 1740 to 1745.
He also held the post of Commander in Chief of the Army and strengthened the defenses of these two countries against foreign invasion.