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  1. From 1565 to 1898, the Philippines was under Spanish rule. From 1565 to 1821, the governor and captain-general was appointed by the viceroy of New Spain upon recommendation of the Spanish Cortes and governed on behalf of the monarch of Spain to govern the Captaincy General of the Philippines. When there was a vacancy (e.g. death, or during the transitional period between governors), the Real ...

  2. Narciso José Anastasio Clavería y Zaldúa, 1st Count of Manila ( Catalan: Narcís Josep Anastasi Claveria i Zaldua; May 2, 1795 [1] – June 20, 1851) was a Spanish army officer who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines from July 16, 1844, to December 26, 1849. Clavería is widely recognized as a reformist and modernizing ...

  3. Diego de los Ríos —Becomes governor, with capital at Iloilo, 1898; treaty of Paris signed, December 10, 1898; term as governor, after August 13, 1898–December 10, 1898; leaves Manila, January 1, 1899. He was the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippine Islands.

  4. Legazpi established the first Spanish settlement in the East Indies after his expedition crossed the Pacific Ocean, arriving in Cebu in 1565. He became the first Governor-General of the Spanish East Indies, which was administered from New Spain for the Spanish crown.

  5. Jan 14, 2024 · The Governor-General of the Philippines held the esteemed position of executive head of the government during the era of Spanish colonial rule. From 1565 to 1898, the Governor-General, appointed by the Spanish monarchy, played a pivotal role in shaping the destiny of the Philippine archipelago. This article explores the origins, powers, and ...

  6. Spanish Governors of the Philippines, 1565-1616. (Source: Blair & Robertson, The Philippine Islands, volume 17, pp. 285-289.) MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGAZPI—Native of Zubarraja (Zumárraga), Guipúzcoa, born in early part of sixteenth century; goes to Mexico in 1545, where he becomes clerk of the cabildo; appointed in 1561 to lead expedition to ...

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  8. June 23, 1869, Carlos Maria de la Torre y Nava Cerrada started his term as the new Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines.

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