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The Governor-General of the Philippines ( Spanish: Gobernador-General de Filipinas; Filipino: Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain (1565–1898) and the United States (1898–1946), and briefly by Great Britain (1762–1764) and Japan ...
This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on individuals who have served as the Philippines' designated chief executive, before elections were institutionalized. Image: Miguel Lopez de Legazpi is a Spanish navigator who served as the first Governor-General of the Philippines.
Education. Santa Clara University. ( B.S., B.A., M.A.) University of California, Hastings. College of the Law. James Francis Smith (January 28, 1859 – June 29, 1928) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Governor-General of the Philippines and an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals .
Oct 7, 2023 · The first American Governor-General of the Philippines was William Howard Taft who uttered the infamous phrase describing the Filipinos as America’s “little brown brothers” and set the tone for subsequent Filipino-American encounters. Thus, this is an appropriate book review to usher in October’s Filipino American month.
Spanish-American War. Basilio Agustin y Dávila, Governor General of the Philippines. TRANSLATION OF. A. PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR GEN-. ERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. (Published by the Manila daily papers, April 23,1898.) SPANIARDS: Between Spain and the United States of North America hostilities have broken out.
Jul 19, 2023 · He was appointed governor-general of the Philippine Islands in 1933 and served until November of 1935. His administration marked an important chapter in the history of Philippine independence.
July 8, 1929, Dwight F. Davis became the 9th American Governor-General of the Philippines. On July 8, 1929, Dwight Filley Davis arrived in Manila to assume the post of Governor-General of the Philippines. He was appointed by U.S. President Herbert Hoover to succeed Henry L. Stimson.
