List of Governors of the Philippines

The Philippines 1764

The governor of the Philippines (Spanish: Gobernador de Filipinas ) ruled the Spanish colony of the Philippines in the period from 1565 to 1898. From 1898 to 1935, the Philippines were under US sovereignty, first by military governors (English: Military Governor ), later of so-called civil - and General governors ( civil Governors or Governors General ) was applied.

After the first contact of the Europeans with the islands by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, who established the Spanish claim to the land, and further Spanish expeditions from 1525 to 1542, Miguel López de Legazpi established the first colonial settlements in 1565. In 1571 the Spanish fortification of the settlement in Manila followed .

The colonial administration (which was essentially limited to the effect in Manila) was part of the viceroyalty of New Spain ; the most important trade relations followed the Manila- Acapulco route . From 1762 to 1764 the British occupied Manila during the Seven Years' War and forced the Spanish colonial administration to move to Iloco .

With the independence of Mexico and the end of the Viceroyalty, the Philippines were administered directly from Spain from 1821 onwards. In 1896 the Katipunan independence war began and lasted until 1897. In 1898 the Spanish-American War broke out, which ended in August 1898 with the defeat of the Spanish; rule over the Philippines passed to the USA on January 1, 1899 with the Peace of Paris .

After 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was set up, headed by elected presidents rather than governors.

Spanish colonial period

King Philip II (- 1598)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
April 27, 1565 - August 20, 1572	Miguel López de Legazpi y Gurruchategui
1572 - August 25, 1575	Guido de Cabezares	on an interim basis
August 25, 1575 - April 1580	Francisco de Sande Picón
April 1580 - May 10, 1583	Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa
May 10, 1583 - May 1584	Diego Ronquillo	on an interim basis
May 16, 1584 - May 1590	Santiago de Vera
May 1590 - October 25, 1593	Gómez Pérez das Mariñas
1593	Pedro de Rojas	on an interim basis
1593-1596	Luis Pérez das Mariñas	on an interim basis
1596-1602	Francisco Tello de Guzman

King Philip III (1598-1621)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
1602-1606	Pedro Bravo de Acuña
1606-1608	Cristóbal Téllez de Almazán	on an interim basis
1608-1609	Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia Lasso de la Vega y Velasco	on an interim basis
1609-1616	Juan de Silva
1617-1618	Gregorio de Silva	on an interim basis
1618-1624	Alfonso Fajardo de Tenza

King Philip IV (1621-1665)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
1624-1625	Jerónimo de Silva	on an interim basis
1625-1626	Fernándo de Silva
1626-1632	Juan Niño de Tavora
1632-1633	Lorenzo de Olaza y Lecubarri	on an interim basis
1633-1635	Juan Cerezo de Salamanca	on an interim basis
1635-1644	Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera y Gaviría
1644-1653	Diego Fajardo Chacón
1653-1663	Sabiniano Manrique de Lara
1663-1668	Diego de Salcedo

King Charles II (1665–1700)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
1668-1669	Manuel de la Peña Boniface
1669-1677	Manuel de León y Saravia
1677-1678	Government by the Real Audiencia of Manila
1678-1684	Juan de Vargas y Hurtado
1684-1689	Gabriel de Curucealegui y Arriola
1689-1690	Alfonso Fuertes Abella	on an interim basis
July 25, 1690 - September 8, 1701	Fausto Cruzat y Góngora

King Philip V (1700–1746)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
September 8, 1701 - August 25, 1709	Domingo de Zabalburu de Echeverri
August 25, 1709 - February 4, 1715	Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi , Conde de Lizárraga
February 4, 1715 - August 9, 1717	José de Torralba	on an interim basis
August 9, 1717 - October 11, 1719	Fernando Manuel de Bustamante y Bustillo Rueda
October 11, 1719 - August 6, 1721	Fray Francisco de la Cuesta	on an interim basis
August 6, 1721 - August 14, 1729	Toribio José Miguel de Cosio y Campo , Marqués de Torre Campo
August 14, 1729 - July 1739	Fernando de Valdés Tamón
July 1739 - September 21, 1745	Gaspar de la Torre Ayala
September 21, 1745 - July 20, 1750	Brother Juan de Arechederra	on an interim basis

King Ferdinand VI. (1746–1759)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
July 20, 1750 - July 26, 1754	Francisco José de Ovando y Solís, Marqués de Ovando
July 26, 1754 - May 31, 1759	Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban

King Charles III (1759–1788)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
June 1759 - July 1761	Miguel Lino de Espeleta	on an interim basis
July 1761 - October 1762	Manuel Antonio Rojo del Río	on an interim basis
October 1762 - March 17, 1764	Simon de Anda y Salazar	First term (until February 10, 1763 in the resistance against the English under Dawsonne Drake )
March 17, 1764 - July 6, 1765	Francisco Javier de la Torre	on an interim basis
July 6, 1765 - July 1770	José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez
July 1770 - October 30, 1776	Simon de Anda y Salazar	Second term
October 30, 1776 - July 1778	Pedro Sarrio	First term, on an interim basis
July 1778 - September 22, 1787	José Basco y Vargas
September 22, 1787 - July 1, 1788	Pedro Sarrio	Second term, on an interim basis

King Charles IV (1788–1808)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
July 1, 1788 - September 1, 1793	Félix Berenguer de Marquina
September 1, 1793 - August 7, 1806	Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León
August 7, 1806 - March 4, 1810	Mariano Fernández de Folgueras	First term, interim

King Ferdinand VII (1808–1833)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
March 4, 1810 - September 4, 1813	Manuel González Aguilar	in Spain time of the war of liberation against Napoleon
September 4, 1813 - December 10, 1816	José de Gardoqui Jaraveita
December 10, 1816 - October 30, 1822	Mariano Fernández de Folgueras	Second term, end of the viceroyalty of New Spain, subordinate directly to Spain
October 30, 1822 - October 14, 1825	Juan Antonio Martínez
October 14, 1825 - December 23, 1830	Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca
December 23, 1830 - March 1, 1835	Pascual Enrile y Alcedo

Queen Isabella II (1833–1868)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
March 1, 1835 - April 23, 1835	Gabriel de Torres y Velasco
April 23, 1835 - September 9, 1835	Joaquín de Crámer	on an interim basis
September 9, 1835 - August 27, 1837	Pedro Antonio de Salazar Castillo y Varona	on an interim basis
August 27, 1837 - December 29, 1838	Andrés García Camba	on an interim basis
December 29, 1838 - February 14, 1841	Luis Lardizabal y Montojo
February 14, 1841 - June 17, 1843	Marcelino de Oras Lecumberri
June 17, 1843 - July 16, 1844	Francisco de Paula Alcala de la Torre
July 16, 1844 - December 26, 1849	Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa
December 26, 1849 - July 29, 1850	Antonio María Blanco	on an interim basis
July 29, 1850 - December 20, 1853	Antonio de Urbiztondo y Eguía
December 20, 1853 - February 2, 1854	Ramón Montero y Blandino	First term, interim
February 2, 1854 - October 28, 1854	Manuel Pavia y Lacy , Marquis de Novaliches
October 28, 1854 - November 20, 1854	Ramón Montero y Blandino	Second term, interim
November 20, 1854 - December 5, 1856	Manuel Crespo y Cebrián
December 5, 1856 - March 9, 1857	Ramón Montero y Blandino	Third term, interim
March 9, 1857 - January 12, 1860	Fernando de Norzagaray y Escudero
January 12, 1860 - August 29, 1860	Ramón María Solano y Llanderal	interim
August 29, 1860 - February 2, 1861	Juan Herrera Dávila	interim
February 2, 1861 - July 7, 1862	José Lemery e Ibarrolai Ney y Gonzáles
July 7, 1862 - July 9, 1862	Salvador Valdés	interim
July 9, 1862 - March 24, 1865	Rafael Echagüe y Bermingham
March 24, 1865 - April 25, 1865	Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez	First term, interim
April 25, 1865 - July 13, 1866	Juan de Lara e Irigoyen
July 13, 1866 - September 21, 1866	José Laureano Sáenz y Posse	interim
September 21, 1866 - September 27, 1866	Juan Antonio Osorio	interim
September 27, 1866 - October 26, 1866	Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez	Second term, interim
October 26, 1866 - June 7, 1869	José de la Gándara y Navarro

Regent Francisco Serrano Domínguez (1869/1870)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
June 7, 1869 - June 23, 1869	Manuel Maldonado	interim
June 23, 1869 - April 4, 1871	Carlos María de la Torre y Nava Cerrada

King Amadeus I (1871–1873)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
April 4, 1871 - January 8, 1873	Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez
January 8, 1873 - January 24, 1873	Manuel MacCrohon	interim
January 24, 1873 - March 17, 1874	Juan Alaminos y de Vivar

First Republic (1873/1874)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
March 17, 1874 - June 18, 1874	Manuel Blanco Valdemarra	interim
June 18, 1874 - February 28, 1877	José Malcampo y Monje , Marqués de San Rafael, Conde de Joló, Vizconde de Mindanao

King Alfonso XII (1875-1885)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
February 28, 1877 - March 20, 1880	Domingo Moriones y Murillo
March 20, 1880 - April 15, 1880	Rafael Rodríguez Arias	interim
April 15, 1880 - March 10, 1883	Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte	First term
March 10, 1883 - April 7, 1883	Emilio Molins	First term, interim
April 7, 1883 - April 1, 1885	Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
April 1-4, 1885	Emilio Molins	Second term, interim
April 4, 1885-1888	Emilio Terrero y Parenat

Queen Maria Christina (1885–1899)

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Domination	Surname	annotation
1888	Antonio Molto	interim
1888	Federico Lobaton	interim
1888-1891	Valeriano Weyler
1891-1893	Eulogio Despujol
1893	Federico Ochando	interim
1893 - December 13, 1896	Ramón Blanco y Erenas , Marqués de Peña Plata
December 13, 1896 - April 15, 1897	Camilo García de Polavieja y del Castillo
April 15, 1897 - April 23, 1897	José de Lachambre y Domínguez	interim
April 23, 1897 - April 11, 1898	Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte	Second term
April 11, 1898 - July 24, 1898	Basilio Agustín y Dávila
July 24, 1898 - August 13, 1898	Fermín Jáudenes y Álvarez	interim
August 13, 1898–1898	Francisco Rizzo	interim in Malolos in the resistance against the USA
1898 - January 1, 1899	Diego de los Ríos	interim, in Iloilo in resistance against the USA

American colonial period

American military governors (1898–1901)

Domination	Surname	annotation
August 13-29, 1898	Wesley Merritt
August 29, 1898 - May 5, 1900	Elwell Stephen Otis
May 5, 1900 - July 4, 1901	Arthur MacArthur
July 4, 1901 - July 4, 1902	Adna Chaffee

American civil governors (1901–1905)

Domination	Surname	annotation
July 4, 1901 - February 1, 1904	William Howard Taft
February 1, 1904 - November 5, 1905	Luke Edward Wright

American Governors General (1905-1935)

Domination	Surname	annotation
November 5, 1905 - September 19, 1906	Henry Clay Ide
September 19, 1906 - November 11, 1909	James Francis Smith
November 11, 1909 - September 1, 1913	William Cameron Forbes
September 1, 1913 - October 6, 1913	Newton Gilbert	interim
October 6, 1913 - March 5, 1921	Francis Burton Harrison
March 5, 1921 - October 21, 1921	Charles Yeater	interim
October 21, 1921 - August 7, 1927	Leonard Wood
August 7, 1927 - December 27, 1927	Eugene Allen Gilmore	interim
December 27, 1927 - February 23, 1929	Henry L. Stimson
February 23, 1929 - July 8, 1929	Eugene Allen Gilmore	interim
July 8, 1929 - January 9, 1932	Dwight Filley Davis
January 9, 1932 - February 29, 1932	George Butte	interim
February 29, 1929 - July 15, 1933	Theodore Roosevelt Junior
July 15, 1933 - November 14, 1935	Frank Murphy	last governor of the Philippines

See also

• List of US House of Representatives delegates from the Philippines

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• List of Governors of the Philippines (Spanish)