Governor-General of the Philippines

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Spanish Colonial Government (1571-1761)

British Occupation of Manila (1761-1764)

Spanish Colonial Government (1764-1898)

Picture	Name	From	Until
	Francisco Javier de la Torre	February 10, 1764	July 6, 1765
	José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez	July 6, 1765	July 1770
	Simón de Anda y Salazar Simón de Anda y Salazar Sim?n de Anda y Salazar was Spanish governor of the Philippines from October 6, 1762-March 17, 1764 and again from July, 1770-October 30, 1776....	July 1770	October 30, 1776
	Pedro de Sarrio (Soriano)	October 30, 1776	July 1778
	José Basco y Vargas José Basco y Vargas Jos? Basco y Vargas was the 44th Spanish Governor - Captain General of the Philippines of the Philippines under Spain, from 1778 to 1787. He was the most economic minded governor-general....	July 1778	November 22, 1787
	Pedro de Sarrio (Soriano)	November 22, 1787	July 1, 1788
	Félix Berenguer de Marquina Félix Berenguer de Marquina F?lix Berenguer de Marquina was a Spanish naval officer, colonial official and, from April 30, 1800 to January 4, 1803, viceroy of New Spain....	July 1, 1788	September 1, 1793
	Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León	September 1, 1793	August 7, 1806
	Mariano Fernández de Folgueras	August 7, 1806	March 4, 1810
	Manuel Gonzalez de Aguilar	March 4, 1810	September 4, 1813
	José Gardoqui Jaraveitia	September 4, 1813	December 9, 1816
	Mariano Fernández de Folgueras	December 9, 1816	October 30, 1822
	Juan Antonio Martínez	October 30, 1822	October 15, 1825
	Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca	October 15, 1825	December 23, 1830
	Pascual Enrile y Alcedo	December 23, 1830	March 1, 1835
	Gabriel de Torres	March 1, 1835	April 23, 1835
	Joaquín de Crámer	April 23, 1835	September 9, 1835
	Pedro Antonio Salazar Castillo y Varona	September 9, 1835	August 27, 1837
	Andrés García Camba	August 27, 1837	December 29, 1838
	Luis Lardizábal	December 29, 1838	February 14, 1841
	Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri Marcelino de Ora? Lecumberri was a Spain military man and administrator. Born in Beriain in Navarre, he distinguished himself as a cadet during the War of Spanish Independence....	February 14, 1841	June 17, 1843
	Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre	June 17, 1843	July 16, 1844
	Narciso Clavería y Zaldua	July 16, 1844	December 26, 1849
	Antonio María Blanco	December 26, 1849	July 29, 1850
	Antonio de Urbistondo y Eguía	July 29, 1850	December 20, 1853
	Ramón Montero y Blandino	December 20, 1853	February 2, 1854
	Manuel Pavía y Lacy Manuel Pavia y Lacy, 1st Marquis de Novaliches Manuel Pavia y Lacy, 1st Marquis de Novaliches , Spain marshal, was born at Granada on the 6th of July 1814. He was the son of Colonel Pavia, and after a few years at the Jesuit school of Valencia he entered the Royal Artillery Academy at Segovia....	February 2, 1854	October 28, 1854
	Ramón Montero y Blandino	October 28, 1854	November 20, 1854
	Manuel Crespo y Cebrían	November 20, 1854	December 5, 1856
	Ramón Montero y Blandino	December 5, 1856	March 9, 1857
	Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero	March 9, 1857	January 12, 1860
	Ramón María Solano y Llanderal	January 12, 1860	August 29, 1860
	Juan Herrera Dávila	August 29, 1860	February 2, 1861
	José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González	February 2, 1861	July 7, 1862
	Salvador Valdés	July 7, 1862	July 9, 1862
	Rafael de Echague y Bermingham	July 9, 1862	March 24, 1865
	Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez	March 24, 1865	April 25, 1865
	Juan de Lara e Irigoyen	April 25, 1865	July 13, 1866
	Juan de Lara e Irigoyen	April 25, 1865	July 13, 1866
	José Laureano de Sanz y Posse	July 13, 1866	September 21, 1866
	Juan Antonio Osorio	September 21, 1866	September 27, 1866
	Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez	September 27, 1866	October 26, 1866
	Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez	September 27, 1866	October 26, 1866
	José de la Gándara y Navarro	October 26, 1866	June 7, 1869
	Manuel Maldonado	June 7, 1869	June 23, 1869
	Cárlos María de la Torre y Nava Cerrada Carlos María de la Torre y Nava Cerrada Carlos Mar?a de la Torre y Nava Cerrada is considered the most beloved of the Spanish Governors-General to serve in the Philippines . He was the assigned Governor-General after the Spanish Revolution of 1869....	June 23, 1869	April 4, 1871
	Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutíerrez Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutíerrez Rafael de Izquierdo y Gut?errez was a Spanish people who became Governors-General of the Philippines of the Philippines. In 1872, his "harsh policies" caused a military mutiny....	April 4, 1871	January 8, 1873
	Manuel MacCrohon	January 8, 1873	January 24, 1873
	Juan Alminos y de Vivar	January 24, 1873	March 17, 1874
	Manuel Blanco Valderrama acting	March 17, 1874	June 18, 1874
	José Malcampo y Monje	June 18, 1874	February 28, 1877
	Domingo Moriones y Murillo	February 28, 1877	March 20, 1880
	Rafael Rodríguez Arias	March 20, 1880	April 15, 1880
	Fernando Primo de Rivera Fernando Primo de Rivera Fernando Primo de Rivera was a Spain politician and soldier.He served in several wars, including the 1848 and 1866 Madrid insurrections and the second Carlism War....  1st term	April 15, 1880	March 10, 1883
	Emilio Molíns 1st term, acting	March 10, 1883	April 7, 1883
	Joaquín Jovellar	April 7, 1883	April 1, 1885
	Emilio Molíns 2nd term acting	April 1, 1885	April 4, 1885
	Emilio Terrero y Perinat	April 4, 1885	1888
	Antonio Molto acting	1888	1888
	Federico Lobaton acting	1888	1888
	Valeriano Wéyler Valeriano Weyler Valeriano Weyler Nicolau, marqu?s de Tenerife , known in Catalan language as Valeri? Weyler i Nicolau, was a Spain soldier.Weyler was born at Palma de Majorca on September 17, 1838 to a Spain mother and a Germany father, who was a military doctor, and educated in Granada, Spain....	1888	1891
	Eulogio Despujol Eulogio Despujol Eulogio Despujol y Dusay served as a Spanish people Governors-General of the Philippines of the Philippines from 1891 to 1893. A native of Catalunya, at first, he ruled in the Philippines as a conservative but later became a reactionary....	1891	1893
	Federico Ochando acting	1893	1893
	Ramón Blanco	1893	December 13, 1896
	Camilo Polavieja acting	December 13, 1896	April 15, 1897
	José de Lachambre José de Lachambre Jose de Lachambre was Governor-General of the Philippines until he resigned from his position due to the appointment of Fernando Primo de Rivera in 1897....  acting	April 15, 1897	April 23, 1897
	Fernando Primo de Rivera Fernando Primo de Rivera Fernando Primo de Rivera was a Spain politician and soldier.He served in several wars, including the 1848 and 1866 Madrid insurrections and the second Carlism War....  2nd term	April 23, 1897	April 11, 1898
	Basilio Augustín	April 11, 1898	July 24, 1898
	Fermín Jáudens acting	July 24, 1898	August 13, 1898
	Francisco Rizzo acting	August 13, 1898	1898
	Diego de los Ríos Diego de los Ríos Diego de los R?os was the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines. He became the governor during the Spanish American War with the capital at Iloilo on August 13, 1898....  acting	August 13, 1898	December 10, 1898

The American Military Government (1898-1901)

Picture	Name	From	Until
	Wesley Merritt Wesley Merritt Wesley Merritt was a general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. He is noted for distinguished service in the cavalry....	August 14, 1898	August 28, 1898
	Elwell S. Otis	August 28, 1898	May 5, 1900
	Arthur MacArthur, Jr. Arthur MacArthur, Jr. Lieutenant general Arthur MacArthur, Jr. , was a United States United States Army General officer. He became the military governor of the American-occupied Philippines in 1900 but his term ended a year later due to clashes with the civilian governor, future U.S....	May 25, 1900	July 4, 1901

The American Colonial Government (1901-1935)

Picture	Name	From	Until
	William Howard Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice of the United States, a leader of the progressive conservative wing of the History of the United States Republican Party in the early 20th century, a pioneer in international arbitration and staunch advocate of world pe...	July 4, 1901	December 23, 1903
	Luke Edward Wright Luke Edward Wright Luke Edward Wright was a United States of America political figure. He served as Governor-General of the Philippines between 1904 and 1906 and also as United States Secretary of War from 1908 to 1909....	February 1, 1904	March 30, 1906
	Henry Clay Ide Henry Clay Ide Henry Clay Ide was a United States of America ambassador and Administrator of the Government. He was born in Barnet, Vermont.Ide served as United States of America Governor-General of the Philippines in 1906 and United States Ambassador to Spain 1909?1913....	April 1, 1906	September 19, 1906
	James Francis Smith James Francis Smith James Francis Smith was an American Brigadier General, associate justice to the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Governor-General of the Philippines, and associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals until his death....	September 20, 1906	November 11, 1909
	William Cameron Forbes William Cameron Forbes William Cameron Forbes , and an investment banker and diplomat.He was the son of William Hathaway Forbes, president of the Bell Telephone Company, and wife Edith Emerson, a daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson, nephew of James Grant Forbes and grandson of Francis Blackwell Forbes....	November 11, 1909	September 1, 1913
	Newton W. Gilbert Newton W. Gilbert Newton Whiting Gilbert was a politician from Indiana. He was Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, a representive in the United States House of Representatives, and Acting Governor-General of the Philippines from 1907 to 1908....   Acting Governor-General	September 1, 1913	October 6, 1913
	Francis Burton Harrison Francis Burton Harrison Francis Burton Harrison was an United States Politics of the United States who served in the United States United States House of Representatives and appointed Governor-General of the Philippines by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson....	October 6, 1913	March 5, 1921
	Charles Yeater Charles Yeater Charles Emmett Yeater of Sedalia, Missouri was acting Governor-General of the Philippines from March 5, 1921 to October 14, 1921.Governor-Generals were the chief political executive of the Philippines from 1901 to 1935, when they were being governed by the United States.... Acting Governor-General	March 5, 1921	October 14, 1921
	Leonard Wood Leonard Wood Leonard Wood was a physician who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba and Governor General of the Philippines....	October 14, 1921	August 7, 1927
	Eugene Allen Gilmore Eugene Allen Gilmore Eugene Allen Gilmore was the acting Governor-General of the Philippines from 1929 to 1930, the Dean of the College of Law at the University of Iowa from 1930 to 1934, the President of the University of Iowa from 1934 to 1940, and the law dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law from 1940 to 1942.... Acting Governor-General	August 7, 1927	December 27, 1927
	Henry L. Stimson Henry L. Stimson Henry Lewis Stimson was an American statesman, who served as United States Secretary of War, Governor-General of the Philippines of the Philippines, and United States Secretary of State....	December 27, 1927	February 23, 1929
	Eugene Allen Gilmore Eugene Allen Gilmore Eugene Allen Gilmore was the acting Governor-General of the Philippines from 1929 to 1930, the Dean of the College of Law at the University of Iowa from 1930 to 1934, the President of the University of Iowa from 1934 to 1940, and the law dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law from 1940 to 1942.... Acting Governor-General	February 23, 1929	July 8, 1929
	Dwight F. Davis Dwight F. Davis Dwight Filley Davis was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition....	July 8, 1929	January 9, 1932
	George C. Butte Acting Governor-General	January 9, 1932	February 29, 1932
	Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., or Theodore Roosevelt II was an American political and business leader, a Medal of Honor recipient who fought in both World War I and World War II, and the eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt....	February 29, 1932	July 15, 1933
	Frank Murphy Frank Murphy William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served asFirst Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit ....	July 15, 1933	November 15, 1935

Timelines

1800-1850

1850-1900

1900-1935

See also

• Audiencia
  Audiencia
  
  For the modern court, see Audiencia Nacional of Spain.The Royal Audiencia and Chanciller?a was a court that functioned as an appellate court in Spain and its empire....
  
• New Spain
  New Spain
  
  The Viceroyalty of New Spain , was the political unit of Spain territories in North America and Asia-Pacific. The territory included the present-day Southwestern United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines....
  
• List of Viceroys of New Spain
  List of Viceroys of New Spain
  
  Viceroys of New SpainIn addition to viceroys, the following list includes the highest Spanish governors of the colony of New Spain, before the appointment of the first viceroy or when the office of viceroy was vacant....
  
• Spanish Empire
  Spanish Empire
  
  The Spanish Empire was one of the largest empires in world history, and one of the first global empires. It included territories and colonies ruled by Spain in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania between the 15th and late 19th centuries....
  
• History of the Philippines
  History of the Philippines
  
  The History of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via land bridges at least Upper Paleolithic. The first recorded visit from the Western world is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan on Homonhon Island, southeast of Samar on March 16, 1521....
  
• Military History of the Philippines
  Military history of the Philippines
  
  Pre-Colonial Period...
  
• Philippine Revolts Against Spain
  Philippine revolts against Spain
  
  During the History of the Philippines in the Philippines, several rebellion occurred that were instigated for a number of reasons. It can be agreed upon that the common underlying cause of these revolts were the generally repressive policies of the Spanish colonial government against native-born Filipino people....
  
• Governor-General
  Governor-General
  
  The term governor general or governor-general refers to a Viceroy representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription....
  
• Lists of office-holders
  Lists of office-holders
  
  These are lists of incumbents, i.e. lists of people in various offices and positions,including Head of states or of Administrative division.A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current incumbents....
  

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