Governor General Of The Philippines

The governor-general of the Philippines (; ; ) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, first by the Spanish in Mexico City and later Madrid as "Captain General"– , ) from 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 of the ruling power.

On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established as a transitional government to prepare the country for independence from American control. The governor-general was replaced by an elected Filipino president of the Philippine Commonwealth, as the chief executive 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.

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 upon recommendation of the Spanish Cortes and governed on behalf of the monarch of Spain to govern the Captaincy General of the Philippines. When there was a vacancy (e.g. death, or during the transitional period between governors), the Real Audiencia in Manila appointed 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)

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, ''June
1625''
, ''June 29,
1626''
, -
, 19
,
, Juan Niño de Tabora

, June 29,
1626
, July 22,
1632
, -
, ''20''
,
, ''Lorenzo de Olaso
''
, ''July 22,
1632''
, ''1633''
, -
, ''21''
, '
, '' Juan Cerezo de Salamanca
''
, ''August 29,
1633''
, ''June 25,
1635''
, - style="height:25px;"
, rowspan="6" , 22
, rowspan="6" ,
, rowspan="6" , Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera

, rowspan="6" , June 25,
1635
, rowspan="6" , August 11,
1644
, -
, Lope Díez de Armendáriz
1st Marquess of Cadreita

, -
, Diego López Pacheco
7th Duke of Escalona

, -
, ''Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
''
, - style="height:25px;"
, rowspan="3" , García Sarmiento de Sotomayor
2nd Count of Salvatierra

, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="8" , Luis de Haro
, -
, rowspan="4" , 23
, rowspan="4" ,
, rowspan="4" , Diego Fajardo Chacón
, rowspan="4" , August 11,
1644
, rowspan="4" , July 25,
1653
, -
, ''Marcos de Torres y Rueda
''
, -
, ''Matías de Peralta
''
, - style="height:39px;"
, rowspan="2" , Luis Enríquez de Guzmán
9th Count of Alba de Liste

, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="4" , 24
, rowspan="4" ,
, rowspan="4" , Sabiniano Manrique de Lara

, rowspan="4" , July 25,
1653
, rowspan="4" , September 8,
1663
, -
, Francisco Fernández de la Cueva
8th Duke of Alburquerque

, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="3" , Juan Francisco Leiva y de la Cerda
5th Marquess of Adrada

, -
, rowspan="4" , ''No valido ''
, - style="height:52px;"
, rowspan="4" , 25
, rowspan="4" ,
, rowspan="4" , Diego de Salcedo
, rowspan="4" , September 8,
1663
, rowspan="4" , September 28,
1668
, -
, '' Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas
''
, - style="height:52px;"
, rowspan="5" , Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo
2nd Marquess of Mancera

, - style="height:26px;"
, rowspan="2" , Juan Everardo Nithard
, rowspan="22" , Charles II

, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="2" , ''26''
, rowspan="2" ,
, rowspan="2" , ''Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz
''
, rowspan="2" , ''September 28,
1668''
, rowspan="2" , ''September 24,
1669''
, -
, rowspan="3" , Fernando de Valenzuela
, - style="height:79px;"
, rowspan="3" , 27
, rowspan="3" ,
, rowspan="3" , Manuel de León
, rowspan="3" , September 24,
1669
, rowspan="3" , September 21,
1677
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="6" , ''Payo Enríquez de Rivera
''
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="4" , John Joseph of AustriaAs Chief Minister of Spain
, -
, 28
,
, ''Francisco Coloma y Maceda
''
, ''April 11,
1677''
, ''September 25,
1677''
, -
, ''29''
,
, ''Francisco de Montemayor y Mansilla
''
, ''September 21,
1677''
, ''September 28,
1678''
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="3" , 30
, rowspan="3" ,
, rowspan="3" , Juan de Vargas Hurtado
, rowspan="3" , September 28,
1678
, rowspan="3" , August 24,
1684
, - style="height:79px;"
, rowspan="3" , Duke of Medinaceli
, -
, rowspan="3" , Tomás de la Cerda
3rd Marquess of la Laguna de Camero Viejo

, - style="height:32px;"
, rowspan="4" , 31
, rowspan="4" ,
, rowspan="4" , Gabriel de Curucealegui y Arriola
, rowspan="4" , August 24,
1684
, rowspan="4" , April
1689
, -
, rowspan="5" , Count of Oropesa
, -
, Melchor Portocarrero
3rd Count of Monclova

, - style="height:32px;"
, rowspan="4" , Gaspar de la Cerda
8th Count of Galve

, -
, ''32''
,
, ''Alonso de Abella Fuertes
''
, ''April
1689''
, ''July
1690''
, - style="height:39px;"
, rowspan="8" , 33
, rowspan="8" ,
, rowspan="8" , Fausto Cruzat y Góngora

, rowspan="8" , July 25,
1690
, rowspan="8" , December 8,
1701
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="3" , Cardinal Portocarrero
, -
, ''Juan Ortega y Montañés
''
, - style="height:29px;"
, rowspan="4" , José Sarmiento de Valladares
1st Duke of Atrisco

, - style="height:50px;"
, Count of Oropesa
, - style="height:50px;"
, Cardinal Portocarrero
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="4" , Antonio de Ubilla As Secretary of the Universal Bureau
, rowspan="21" , Philip V

, - style="height:39px;"
, rowspan="2" , ''Juan Ortega y Montañés
''
, -
, rowspan="3" , 34
, rowspan="3" ,
, rowspan="3" , Domingo Zabálburu de Echevarri
, rowspan="3" , December 8,
1701
, rowspan="3" , August 25,
1709
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="3" , Francisco Fernández de la Cueva
1st Duke of Alburquerque

, -
, rowspan="3" , Marquis of Mejorada del Campo
, - style="height:52px;"
, rowspan="5" , 35
, rowspan="5" ,
, rowspan="5" , '' Martín de Ursúa' y Arismendi''
1st Count of Lizárraga

, rowspan="5" , August 25,
1709
, rowspan="5" , February 4,
1715
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="6" , Fernando de Alencastre
1st Duke of Linares

, - style="height:50px;"
, Manuel Vadillo y Velasco
, -- style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="13" , José de Grimaldo
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="2" , Bernardo Tinajero de la Escalera As Secretary of State for the Navy and the Indies of Spain
, - style="height:52px;"
, rowspan="3" , ''36''
, rowspan="3" ,
, rowspan="3" , ''José Torralba
''
, rowspan="3" , ''February 4,
1715''
, rowspan="3" , ''August 9,
1717''
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="4" , ''No secretary''
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="6" , Baltasar de Zúñiga
1st Duke of Arión

, -
, 37
,
, Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda

, August 9,
1717
, October 11,
1719
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="3" , ''38''
, rowspan="3" ,
, rowspan="3" , ''Francisco de la Cuesta
''
, rowspan="3" , ''October 11,
1719''
, rowspan="3" , ''August 6,
1721''
, - style="height:50px;"
, Miguel Fernández Durán
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="3" , Andres Matías de Pes Marzaraga
, - style="height:26px;"
, rowspan="10" , 39
, rowspan="10" ,
, rowspan="10" , Toribio de Cossío
, rowspan="10" , August 6,
1721
, rowspan="10" , August 14,
1729
, - style="height:26px;"
, rowspan="9" , Juan de Acuña
1st Marquess of Casa Fuerte

, - style="height:53px;"
, ''No secretary''
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="5" , Antonio de Sopeña y Mioño
, - style="height:50px;"
, Juan Bautista de Orendáin
, Louis I

, - style="height:26px;"
, José de Grimaldo
, rowspan="16" , Philip V

, -
, Baron Ripperda
, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="2" , José de Grimaldo
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="5" , José de Patiño y Rosales
, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="2" , Juan Bautista de Orendáin
, -
, rowspan="4" , 40
, rowspan="4" ,
, rowspan="4" , Fernándo Valdés Tamón
, rowspan="4" , August 14,
1729
, rowspan="4" , July
1739
, rowspan="6" , ''Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta
''
, -
, José de Patiño y Rosales As First Secretary of State of Spain
, -
, rowspan="10" , Marquis of Villarías
, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="2" , Mateo Pablo Díaz de Lavandero
, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="5" , 41
, rowspan="5" ,
, rowspan="5" , Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala

, rowspan="5" , July
1739
, rowspan="5" , September 21,
1745
, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="5" , Marquis of Villarías
, -
, Pedro de Castro
1st Duke of la Conquista

, -
, ''Pedro Malo de Villavicencio
''
, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="3" , Pedro Cebrián
5th Count of Fuenclara

, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="4" , ''42''
, rowspan="4" ,
, rowspan="4" , ''Juan de Arechederra
''
, rowspan="4" , ''September 21,
1745''
, rowspan="4" , ''July 20,
1750''
, -
, rowspan="6" , Marquess of Ensenada
, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="8" , Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas
1st Count of Revillagigedo

, rowspan="10" , Ferdinand VI

, -
, rowspan="2" , José de Carvajal
, -
, rowspan="5" , 43
, rowspan="5" ,
, rowspan="5" , Francisco José de Ovando
1st Marquess of Brindisi

, rowspan="5" , July 20,
1750
, rowspan="5" , July 26,
1754
, -
, '' Duke of Huéscar ''
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="11" , Ricardo Wall
, - style="height:50px;"
, '' Ricardo Wall As Secretary of State for Indies''
, - style="height:50px;"
, rowspan="9" , Julián de Arriaga y Ribera
, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="2" , 44
, rowspan="2" ,
, rowspan="2" , Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban

, rowspan="2" , July 26,
1754
, rowspan="2" , May 31,
1759
, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="3" , Agustín de Ahumada
2nd Marquess of Amarillas

, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="5" , ''45''
, rowspan="5" ,
, rowspan="5" , ''Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta
''
, rowspan="5" , ''June
1759''
, rowspan="5" , ''May 31,
1761''
, - style="height:26px;"
, rowspan="5" , Charles III

, -
, '' Francisco Antonio de Echávarri
''
, -
, Francisco Cajigal de la Vega

, - style="height:53px;"
, rowspan="2" , Joaquín de Montserrat
1st Marquess of Cruillas

, -
, ''46''
,
, ''Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
''
, ''July
1761''
, ''October 6,
1762''

British occupation of Manila (1762–1764)

After the Spanish defeat at the Battle of Manila in 1762, the Philippines was briefly governed simultaneously by two Governors-General, one of the Spanish Empire and one of the British Empire.

Great Britain shortly occupied Manila and the naval port of Cavite as part of the Seven Years' War, while the Spanish Governor-General set up a provisional government in Bacolor, Pampanga to continue administering the rest of the archipelago.

British governor-general

Spanish governor-general

Under New Spain (1764–1821)

After the British returned Manila to the Spanish in 1764, the Spanish Governor-General Francisco Javier de la Torre resumed administration of the Philippines under the authority of the Viceroy of New Spain in modern-day Mexico (New Spain) as part of the Spanish Empire.

The Philippines, along with the rest of the Spanish Empire, became part of the First French Empire in 1808 after Napoleon overthrew Ferdinand VII and installed Joseph Bonaparte as king until his abdication in 1813, as part of a disastrous consequence of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, the Peninsular Wars, particularly the Battle of Vitoria, and of forming the Sixth Coalition.

Direct Spanish control (1821–1899)

After the 1821 Mexican War of Independence, Mexico became independent and was no longer part of the Spanish Empire. The Viceroyalty of New Spain ceased to exist. The Philippines, as a result, was directly governed from Madrid, under the Spanish Crown.

United States Military Government (1898–1902)

The city of Manila was captured by American expeditionary forces on August 13, 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 August 14, 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 who had the title of ''Civil Governor'', a position appointed by the President of the United States and approved by the United States Senate. 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 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 word for ''island'') refers to U.S. island territories that are not incorporated into either a state or a federal district. All insular areas were under the authority of the U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs, a division of the US War Department.

High Commissioner to the Philippines (1935–42 and 1945–46)

On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines 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. The Governor-General became the High Commissioner of the Philippines with Frank Murphy, 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 to the newly built High Commissioner's Residence, now the Embassy of the United States in Manila.

After the Philippine independence on July 4, 1946, the last High Commissioner, Paul McNutt, became the first United States Ambassador to the Philippines.

Japanese military governors (1942–45)

In December 1941, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was invaded by Imperial Japan as part of World War II. The next year, the Japanese sent a military governor to control the country during the wartime period, followed by the formal establishment of the puppet Second Philippine Republic under Jose P. Laurel.

On September 2, 1945, the position of Governor-General of the Philippines was abolished. The Philippines' independence from the United States was proclaimed by the Treaty of Manila on July 4, 1946, installing Manuel Roxas as the fifth President of the Philippines and ushering in the Third Philippine Republic.

Vice-governors of the Philippines

On October 29, 1901, the position of Vice-Governor was created. The Vice-Governor was appointed by the President of the United States to act as the Governor-General (known at that time as the Civil Governor) in case of illness or temporary absence.

Timelines

1750–1800

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from:1778 till:1787 text:"José Basco y Vargas" color:ESP
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1800–50

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from:03/04/1810 till:09/14/1813 text:"Manuel González de Aguilar" color:ESP
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from:10/30/1822 till:10/15/1825 text:"Juan Antonio Martínez" color:ESP
from:10/15/1825 till:12/23/1830 text:"Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca" color:ESP
from:12/23/1830 till:03/01/1835 text:"Pascual Enrile y Alcedo" color:ESP
from:03/01/1835 till:04/23/1835 text:"Gabriel de Torres" color:ESP
from:04/23/1835 till:09/08/1835 text:"Joaquín de Crámer" color:ESP
from:09/08/1835 till:08/27/1837 text:"Pedro Antonio Salazar Castillo y Varona" color:ESP
from:08/27/1837 till:12/29/1838 text:"Andrés García Camba" color:ESP
from:12/29/1838 till:02/14/1841 text:"Luis Lardizábal" color:ESP
from:02/14/1841 till:06/17/1843 text:"Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri" color:ESP
from:06/17/1843 till:07/16/1844 text:"Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre" color:ESP
from:07/16/1844 till:12/26/1849 text:"Narciso Clavería y Zaldua" color:ESP
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1850–98

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from:03/09/1857 till:01/12/1860 text:"Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero" color:ESP
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from:08/29/1860 till:02/02/1861 text:"Juan Herrera Dávila" color:ESP
from:02/02/1861 till:07/07/1862 text:"José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González" color:ESP
from:07/07/1862 till:07/09/1862 text:"Salvador Valdés" color:ESP
from:07/09/1862 till:03/24/1865 text:"Rafael de Echague y Bermingham" color:ESP
from:03/24/1865 till:04/25/1865 text:"Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez" color:ESP
from:04/25/1865 till:07/13/1866 text:"Juan de Lara e Irigoyen" color:ESP
from:07/13/1866 till:09/21/1866 text:"José Laureano de Sanz y Posse" color:ESP
from:09/21/1866 till:09/27/1866 text:"Juan Antonio Osorio" color:ESP
from:09/27/1866 till:10/26/1866 text:"Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez" color:ESP
from:10/26/1866 till:06/07/1869 text:"José de la Gándara y Navarro" color:ESP
from:06/07/1869 till:06/23/1869 text:"Manuel Maldonado" color:ESP
from:06/23/1869 till:04/04/1871 text:"Cárlos María de la Torre y Nava Cerrada" color:ESP
from:04/04/1871 till:01/08/1873 text:"Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutíerrez" color:ESP
from:01/08/1873 till:01/24/1873 text:"Manuel MacCrohon" color:ESP
from:01/24/1873 till:03/17/1874 text:"Juan Alminos y de Vivar" color:ESP
from:03/17/1874 till:06/18/1874 text:"Manuel Blanco Valderrama" color:ESP
from:06/18/1874 till:02/28/1877 text:"José Malcampo y Monje" color:ESP
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
from:04/07/1883 till:04/01/1885 text:"Joaquín Jovellar" color:ESP
from:04/01/1885 till:04/04/1885 text:"Emilio Molíns" color:ESP
from:04/04/1885 till:04/10/1888 text:"Emilio Terrero y Perinat" color:ESP
from:04/25/1888 till:06/04/1888 text:"Antonio Moltó" color:ESP
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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
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1898–1946

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See also

*Filipino styles and honorifics
*List of sovereign state leaders in the Philippines
* List of recorded datu in the Philippines
* President of the Philippines
* List of presidents of the Philippines
* Audiencia
* List of Viceroys of New Spain
* Spanish Empire
* History of the Philippines
* Military History of the Philippines
* United States Territory
* Governor-General
* Lists of office-holders
* Gobernadorcillo

Notes

References

Governors of the Philippines
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Further reading

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{{Lists of US Governors

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Captaincy General of the Philippines
Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
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Defunct government positions in the Philippines
People of American colonial Philippines
1565 establishments in the Philippines