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Governor-General of the Philippines
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Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the chief political executive during two pre-independence phases in the history of the Philippines, under Spanish and U.S. rule.
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The Royal Governor-General of the Philippines ruled the Spanish colony that is today the Republic of the Philippines except for 3 years when Manilla was held by the British. 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. The men that held this position governed the Philippines and the rest of the Spanish East Indies from 1565 to 1821, on behalf of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
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Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra (Archdiocese of Manila) |
July 1761 | October 6, 1762 |
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Simón de Anda y Salazar (Provisional Government in Bacolor, Pampanga) |
October 6, 1762 | February 10, 1764 |
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British Occupation of Manila | October 6, 1762 | November 2, 1762 |
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Lt. Gen. Dawson Drake | November 2, 1762 | May 31, 1764 |
- Narciso Clavería y Zaldua (July 16, 1844—December 26, 1849)
- Antonio María Blanco acting (December 26, 1849—July 29, 1850)
- Antonio de Urbistondo y Eguía (July 29, 1850—December 20, 1853)
- Ramón Montero y Blandino 1st term, acting (December 20, 1853—February 2, 1854)
- Manuel Pavía y Lacy (February 2, 1854—October 28, 1854)
- Ramón Montero y Blandino 2nd term, acting (October 28, 1854—November 20, 1854)
- Manuel Crespo y Cebrían (November 20, 1854—December 5, 1856)
- Ramón Montero y Blandino 3rd term, acting (December 5, 1856—March 9, 1857)
- Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero (March 9, 1857—January 12, 1860)
- Ramón María Solano y Llanderal acting (January 12, 1860—August 29, 1860)
- Juan Herrera Dávila acting (August 29, 1860—February 2, 1861)
- José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González (February 2, 1861—July 7, 1862)
- Salvador Valdés acting (July 7, 1862—July 9, 1862)
- Rafael de Echague y Bermingham (July 9, 1862—March 24, 1865)
- Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez 1st term, acting (March 24, 1865—April 25, 1865)
- Juan de Lara e Irigoyen (April 25, 1865—July 13, 1866)
- José Laureano de Sanz y Posse acting (July 13, 1866—September 21, 1866)
- Juan Antonio Osorio acting (September 21, 1866—September 27, 1866)
- Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez 2nd term, acting (September 27, 1866—October 26, 1866)
- José de la Gándara y Navarro (October 26, 1866—June 7, 1869)
- Manuel Maldonado acting (June 7, 1869—June 23, 1869)
- Cárlos María de la Torre y Nava Cerrada (June 23, 1869—April 4, 1871)
- Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutíerrez (April 4, 1871—January 8, 1873)
- Manuel MacCrohon acting (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 acting (March 20, 1880—April 15, 1880)
- Fernando Primo de Rivera 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 (1888-1891)
- Eulogio Despujol (1891-1893)
- Federico Ochando acting (1893-1893)
- Ramón Blanco (1893—December 13, 1896)
- Camilo Polavieja (December 13, 1896—April 15, 1897)
- José de Lachambre acting (April 15, 1897—April 23, 1897)
- Fernando Primo de Rivera 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 acting (1898—January 1, 1899)
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Wesley Merritt | August 14, 1898 | August 28, 1898 |
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Elwell S. Otis | August 28, 1898 | May 5, 1900 |
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Arthur MacArthur, Jr. | May 25, 1900 | July 4, 1901 |
From 1901 to 1935, the Philippines were governed by the United States of America. The Governor-General was appointed by the President of the United States and approved by the Senate. Unlike the Governors General of the British Dominions, the American Governors General exercised active executive authority over the nation they were appointed to administer, more like Governors of British colonies.
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William Howard Taft | July 4, 1901 | December 23, 1903 |
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Luke Edward Wright | February 1, 1904 | April 1, 1906 |
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Henry Clay Ide | April 1, 1906 | 1907 |
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James Francis Smith | 1907 | 1908 |
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Newton W. Gilbert Acting Governor-General |
1907 | 1908 |
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William Cameron Forbes | 1908 | September 1, 1913 |
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Francis Burton Harrison | September 1, 1913 | March 5, 1921 |
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Charles Yeater Acting Governor-General |
March 5, 1921 | October 14, 1921 |
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Leonard Wood | October 14, 1921 | August 7, 1927 |
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Eugene Allen Gilmore Acting Governor-General |
August 7, 1927 | October 1, 1928 |
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Henry L. Stimson | October 1, 1928 | March 24, 1929 |
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Dwight F. Davis | March 24, 1929 | 1932 |
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. | 1932 | March 4, 1933 |
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Frank Murphy | March 4, 1933 | November 15, 1935 |
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| President | President of the United States |
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| Territorial executives | American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Northern Mariana Islands • Puerto Rico • United States Virgin Islands |
| Defunct | Pre-state territories • Panama Canal Zone • Philippine Islands • Cuba |