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The Captaincy General of the Philippines was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire in Southeast Asia governed by a governor-general as a dependency of the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in Mexico City until Mexican independence when it was transferred directly to Madrid.
The Commanding General of the Philippine Army ( CGPA) is the overall commander and highest ranking officer commissioned to serve in the Philippine Army. The position concurrently holds the three-star rank of Lieutenant General.
No.NameTerm(took Office)Term(left Office)65Galido, Roy Lieutenant General Roy Galido ...7 August 2023Incumbent64Brawner, Romeo Lieutenant General Romeo ...10 December 202121 July 202363Centino, Andres Lieutenant General Andres ...14 May 202110 December 2021—Faustino, Jose Lieutenant General Jose ...16 February 202114 May 2021History of the Philippines (1565–1898) Former Spanish colonies. Former colonies in Southeast Asia. Former colonies in Oceania. New Spain. Spanish East Indies. European colonisation in Asia. European colonisation in Oceania. Philippines–Spain relations.
W. Valeriano Weyler. Categories: Governors-General of the Philippines. Captaincy General of the Philippines. Spanish colonial governors and administrators. Spanish people in the colonial Philippines. Spanish captain generals.
This is a compendium of the Filipino generals, commanders, leaders and who fought during the Philippine Revolution, Filipino-American War and the Post-war insurgencies against US occupation of the Philippines. There are 165 generals listed in this article.
The Captaincy General of the Philippines was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire in Southeast Asia governed by a governor-general as a dependency of the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in Mexico City until Mexican independence when it was transferred directly to Madrid.
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.
