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The Captaincy General of the Philippines [a] 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 .
- Monarchy
- Captaincy General
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. [2] The commanding general is appointed by the President of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on ...
- Republic Act No. 11709
- Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
- 3 years
This territory was also called the Captaincy-General of the Philippines and thus the governor also held the title of Captain General, a military rank conferred by the Spanish Cortes Generales.
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.
Jose Alejandrino. Brigadier General. He was a contributor to La Solidaridad and one of the members of the Propaganda Movement in Spain along with Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Mariano Ponce and Graciano Lopez Jaena. He was part of Aguinaldo's Hong Kong Junta, the exiled Revolutionary Government of the Philippines.
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.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL ANDRES CASTOR CENTINO took the helm of the Philippine Army as its 64th Commanding General on 14 May 2021. Prior to his current designation, he was the Commander, 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division, Philippine Army. Under LTGEN CENTINO’s leadership, the Diamond Division has been adjudged as the “Fightingest Division ...
