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The governor-general of the Philippines (Filipinas; Filipino: Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas/Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed by Mexico City and Madrid (1565–1898) and the United States (1898–1946), and briefly by Great Britain (1762–1764) and ...
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 ...
In his letters after his arrival, and in his book, he distinctly states that Luis Perez Dasmariñas was governor. Tello says in a letter of July 17, 1596 (see Vol. IX, pp. 274–277), “In respect to the person of Don Luys Perez Dasmariñas, whom I found acting as governor.” Consequently Morga is given no place in this list.
Legazpi served as the first governor of the Philippines, from 1565 until his death. In 1570 he sent an expedition to the northern island of Luzon , arriving there himself the next year. After deposing a local Muslim ruler, in 1571 he established the city of Manila, which became the capital of the new Spanish colony and Spain’s major trading port in East Asia .
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Miguel López de Legazpi. 1510-1572. Spanish explorer who claimed Spanish control over the Philippines. Legazpi left Spain for Mexico (then called New Spain) in 1545, where he served as a clerk in its local government. In 1564, Luis de Velasco, the viceroy of New Spain, sent Legazpi to the Philippine archipelago to establish the first Spanish ...
Jan 14, 2024 · Spanish Colonial Period (1521-1898) 14 January 2024 Michael Camus. 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 ...
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Signature. Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa (died 10 March 1583), [1] sometimes spelled as Gonçalo Ronquillo Peñaloza, was the fourth Spanish governor and captain-general of the Philippines from April 1580 until his death in 1583. He was succeeded by his nephew, Diego Ronquillo. Before arriving in the Philippines he served as Royal Court ...
