The Governor-General of the Philippines (
Spanish
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**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
: ''Gobernador y Capitán General de Filipinas'';
Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
: ''Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas/Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas'';
Japanese
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: ) was the title of the
government executive during the colonial period of the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, governed by
Mexico City and Madrid (1565–1898) and the
United States (1898–1946), and briefly by
Great Britain (1762–1764) and
Japan (1942–1945). They were also the representative of the
executive
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** Executive dir ...
of the ruling power.
On November 15, 1935, the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
The Commonwealth of the Philippines ( es, Commonwealth de Filipinas or ; tl, Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 ...
was established as a transitional government to prepare the country for independence from American control. The governor-general was replaced by an elected
Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
"
President of the Philippine Commonwealth", as the
chief executive
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of the Philippines, taking over many of the duties of the Governor-General. The former American Governor-General then became known as the
High Commissioner to the Philippines
The high commissioner to the Philippines was the personal representative of the president of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Philippines during the period 1935–1946. The office was created by the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1 ...
.
From 1565 to 1898, the Philippines was under Spanish rule. From 1565 to 1821, the governor and captain-general was appointed by the
Viceroy of New Spain
The following is a list of Viceroys of New Spain.
In addition to viceroys, the following lists the highest Spanish governors of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, before the appointment of the first viceroy or when the office of viceroy was vacant. M ...
upon recommendation of the
Spanish Cortes
The Cortes Generales (; en, Spanish Parliament, lit=General Courts) are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain, consisting of the Congress of Deputies (the lower house), and the Senate (the upper house).
The Congress of Deputies meets i ...
and governed on behalf of the
Monarch of Spain
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to govern the
Captaincy General of the Philippines
The Captaincy General of the Philippines ( es, Capitanía General de Filipinas ; tl, Kapitaniya Heneral ng Pilipinas) was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire in Southeast Asia governed by a governor-general as a dependency of the ...
. When there was a vacancy (e.g. death, or during the transitional period between governors), the
Real Audiencia
A ''Real Audiencia'' (), or simply an ''Audiencia'' ( ca, Reial Audiència, Audiència Reial, or Audiència), was an appellate court in Spain and its empire. The name of the institution literally translates as Royal Audience. The additional des ...
in Manila appoints a temporary governor from among its members.
After
Mexico won its independence in 1821, the country was no longer under the Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico) and administrative affairs formerly handled by New Spain were transferred to Madrid and placed directly under the Spanish Crown.
Under New Spain (1565–1764)
British occupation of Manila (1761–1764)
After the Spanish defeat at the
Battle of Manila in
1762, the Philippines was shortly governed simultaneously by two Governors-General of the
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...
and the
British Empire
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.
Great Britain
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shortly occupied
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
and the naval port of
Cavite
Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest ...
as part of the
Seven Years' War
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, while the Spanish Governor-General set up a provisional government in
Bacolor, Pampanga
Bacolor, officially the Municipality of Bacolor ( pam, Balen ning Bakúlud; tgl, Bayan ng Bacolor), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,066 people.
Bac ...
to continue administering the rest of the archipelago.
Under New Spain (1764–1821)
After the British returned Manila to the Spanish in 1764, the Spanish Governor-General
Francisco Javier de la Torre
Francisco Javier de la Torre was the 49th governor-general of the Philippines from 1764 to 1765.
Governorship
On January 30, 1764, prior to the death of Governor-General Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra, Simón de Anda y Salazar assumed office as the ...
resumed administration of the Philippines under the authority of the
Viceroy of New Spain
The following is a list of Viceroys of New Spain.
In addition to viceroys, the following lists the highest Spanish governors of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, before the appointment of the first viceroy or when the office of viceroy was vacant. M ...
in modern-day
Mexico
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(
New Spain
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) as part of the
Spanish Empire
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.
The colonies were part of the
First French Empire
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as part of
Napoleon
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's
invasion and occupation of Spain, until
Joseph Bonaparte
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, house = Bonaparte
, father = Carlo Buonaparte
, mother = Letizia Ramolino
, birth_date = 7 January 1768
, birth_place = Corte, Corsica, Republic of ...
's abdication on December 11, 1813, following the
aftermath of the Battle of Vitoria and the invasion of
France
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through Spain by
the Duke of Wellington
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.
Direct Spanish control (1821–1898)
After the 1821
Mexican War of Independence
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, Mexico became independent and was no longer part of the Spanish Empire. The
Viceroyalty of New Spain
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ceased to exist. The Philippines, as a result, was directly governed from
Madrid
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, under the Spanish Crown.
United States Military Government (1898–1902)
The city of Manila was captured by American expeditionary forces on 13 August 1898.
[David P. Barrows; ]
The Governor-General of the Philippines under Spain and the United States
'
The American Historical ReviewVol. 21, No. 2
(Jan., 1916), pp. 288-311
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On 14 August 1898, the terms of the Spanish capitulation were signed. From this date, American government in the Philippines begins.
General Wesley Merritt, in accordance with the instructions of the United States President, issued a proclamation announcing the establishment of United States military rule.
During the transition period, executive authority in all civil affairs in the Philippine government was exercised by the military governor.
Insular Government (1901–1935)
On July 4, 1901, executive authority over the islands was transferred to the president of the
Second Philippine Commission
The Taft Commission, also known as the Second Philippine Commission ( Filipino: ''Ikalawang Komisyon ng Pilipinas''), was established by United States President William McKinley on March 16, 1900, following the recommendations of the First Phili ...
who had the title of ''Civil Governor'', a position appointed by the
President of the United States
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and approved by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
. For the first year, a ''Military Governor'', Adna Chaffee, ruled parts of the country still resisting the American rule, concurrent with Civil Governor, William Howard Taft. Disagreements between the two were not uncommon. The following year, on July 4, 1902, Taft became the sole executive authority.
Chaffee remained commander of the Philippine Division until September 30, 1902.
After his retirement as Civil Governor, Governor Taft was appointed
Secretary of War
The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the ...
and he secured for his successor the adoption by Congress of the title ''Governor-General of the Philippine Islands'' thereby "reviving the high designation used during the last period of Spanish rule and placing the office on a parity of dignity with that of other colonial empires of first importance".
The term "insular" (from ''insula'', the
Latin
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word for ''island'') refers to U.S. island territories that are not incorporated into either a state or a federal district. All
insular area
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s were under the authority of the U.S.
Bureau of Insular Affairs
The Bureau of Insular Affairs was a division of the United States Department of War that oversaw civil aspects of the administration of several territories from 1898 until 1939.
History
The bureau was created 13 December 1898 as the Division of ...
, a division of the
US War Department
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, a ...
.
High Commissioner to the Philippines (1935–42 and 1945–46)
On November 15, 1935, the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
The Commonwealth of the Philippines ( es, Commonwealth de Filipinas or ; tl, Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 ...
was inaugurated as a transitional government to prepare the country for independence. The office of
President of the Philippine Commonwealth replaced the Governor-General as the country's
chief executive
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
. The Governor-General became the
High Commissioner of the Philippines
The high commissioner to the Philippines was the personal representative of the president of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Philippines during the period 1935–1946. The office was created by the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1 ...
with
Frank Murphy
William Francis Murphy (April 13, 1890July 19, 1949) was an American politician, lawyer and jurist from Michigan. He was a Democrat who was named to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1940 after a political career that included serving ...
, the last governor-general, as the first high commissioner. The High Commissioner exercised no executive power but rather represented the colonial power, the United States Government, in the Philippines. The high commissioner moved from
Malacañang Palace
Malacañang Palace ( fil, Palasyo ng Malakanyang, ; es, Palacio de Malacañán), officially known as Malacañan Palace, is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the Philippines. It is located in the Manila distric ...
to the newly built High Commissioner's Residence, now the
Embassy of the United States in Manila.
After the
Philippine independence
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
on July 4, 1946, the last High Commissioner,
Paul McNutt
Paul Vories McNutt (July 19, 1891 – March 24, 1955) was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 34th governor of Indiana, high commissioner to the Philippines, administrator of the Federal Security Agency, chairman of the ...
, became the first
United States Ambassador to the Philippines
The ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Sugo ng Estados Unidos sa Pilipinas) was established on July 4, 1946, after the Philippines gained its independence from the United States.
The ambassador t ...
.
Japanese military governors (1942–1945)
In December 1941, the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
The Commonwealth of the Philippines ( es, Commonwealth de Filipinas or ; tl, Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 ...
was
invaded
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by
Japan
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as part of
World War II
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. The next year, the
Empire of Japan
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent fo ...
sent a military governor to control the country during
wartime, followed by the formal establishment of the
puppet
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second republic.
[ Cahoon (2000)]
On September 2, 1945, the position of Governor-General of the Philippines was abolished. The Philippines' independence from the
United States
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was proclaimed on July 4, 1946, installing
Manuel Roxas
Manuel Acuña Roxas (born Manuel Roxas y Acuña; ; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines, who served from 1946 until his death due to heart attacks in 19 ...
as the
fifth President of the Philippines
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and ushering in the
Third Philippine Republic
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.
Timelines
1750–1800
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1800–1850
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1850–1898
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from:08/29/1860 till:02/02/1861 text:"Juan Herrera Dávila" color:ESP
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from:03/17/1874 till:06/18/1874 text:"Manuel Blanco Valderrama" color:ESP
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from:02/28/1877 till:03/20/1880 text:"Domingo Moriones y Murillo" color:ESP
from:03/20/1880 till:04/15/1880 text:"Rafael Rodríguez Arias" color:ESP
from:04/15/1880 till:03/10/1883 text:"Fernando Primo de Rivera" color:ESP
from:03/10/1883 till:04/07/1883 text:"Emilio Molíns" color:ESP
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from:03/01/1893 till:05/04/1893 text:"Federico Ochando" color:ESP
from:05/04/1893 till:12/13/1896 text:"Ramón Blanco" color:ESP
from:12/13/1896 till:04/15/1897 text:"Camilo Polavieja" color:ESP
from:04/15/1897 till:04/23/1897 text:"José de Lachambre" color:ESP
from:04/23/1897 till:04/11/1898 text:"Fernando Primo de Rivera" color:ESP
from:04/11/1898 till:07/24/1898 text:"Basilio Augustín" color:ESP
from:07/24/1898 till:08/13/1898 text:"Fermín Jáudenes" color:esp
1898–1946
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See also
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Filipino styles and honorifics
In the Philippines languages, Filipino honorific styles and titles are a complex system of titles and honorifics, which were used extensively during the pre-colonial era mostly by the Tagalogs and Visayans. These were borrowed from the Malay sys ...
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List of sovereign state leaders in the Philippines
The types of sovereign state leaders in the Philippines have varied throughout the country's history, from heads of ancient chiefdoms, kingdoms and sultanates in the pre-colonial period, to the leaders of Spanish, American, and Japanese c ...
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List of recorded datu in the Philippines
The datu have ruled over portions of the islands that are now the Philippines before Spanish colonization in the 16th century. This article lists the pre-colonial leaders of individual kingdoms and polities in Philippine history.
Etymologyca ...
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President of the Philippines
The president of the Philippines ( fil, Pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as ''Presidente ng Pilipinas'') is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of t ...
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List of presidents of the Philippines
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Audiencia
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List of Viceroys of New Spain
The following is a list of Viceroys of New Spain.
In addition to viceroys, the following lists the highest Spanish governors of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, before the appointment of the first viceroy or when the office of viceroy was vacant. Mo ...
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Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...
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History of the Philippines
Earliest hominin activity in the Philippine archipelago is dated back to at least 709,000 years ago. ''Homo luzonensis'', a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon at least 67,000 years ago. The earliest known anatomically ...
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Military History of the Philippines
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United States Territory
In the United States, a territory is any extent of region under the sovereign jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States, including all waters (around islands or continental tracts). The United States asserts sovereign rights for ...
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Governor-General
Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...
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Lists of office-holders
These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities.
A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders.
Incumbents may also ...
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Gobernadorcillo
The ''gobernadorcillo'' (, literally "little governor") was a municipal judge or governor in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, who carried out in a town the combined charges or responsibilities of leadership, economic, and jud ...
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References
Governors of the Philippines*
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Captaincy General of the Philippines
Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
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Philippine Heads of State and Government
Political office-holders in the Philippines
People of American colonial Philippines
1565 establishments in the Philippines