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JOSÉ BASCO Y VARGAS—Born of an illustrious Granada family, and naval officer; arrives at Manila, July. 1778; Chinese allowed to return to Manila, 1778; opposed by Audiencia, some of whom, with certain military officers, he arrests for conspiracy, October, 1779; increases army and strengthens fortifications; tobacco monopoly established ...
The Captaincy General of the Philippines[a] was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire in Southeast Asia governed by a governor-general as a dependency of the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in Mexico City until Mexican independence when it was transferred directly to Madrid.
So under the governorship in the Philippines of Don Jose Basco y Vargas, two Dominicans and an assortment of government officials and functionaries headed by a governor were sent to Batanes. On 26 June 1783 the islands were officially made part of the Philippines. It did not take long before the true economic potential of the islands be-came ...
His actions were not only approved, but he was also awarded high honors and promotions. On November 19, 1769, he was granted an annual pension of 3000 pesos for life. Basco y Vargas later went on to become the 44th Governor of the Philippines, ruling from 1778 until 1787.
- Count of Aviles and Viscount of Jala-Jala
- Count of The Conquest of The Batanes Islands
- El Conde Filipino
- Count of Manila
- Marquis of Camarines
- Count of Jolo and Viscount of Mindanao
- Count of Albay
In 1761, Charles III ennobled the first Filipino insulare, the Manila-born Don Jose Fructuoso de Aviles y Maon. He was made the Count of Aviles and Viscount of San Miguel de Jala-Jala when he was 11 years old to honor his father’s services. His father was a gentleman from Aviles, Spain, and Don Jose, as the heir, became a viscount, owing to their o...
Share On June 5, 1789, Governor-General Jose Basco y Vargaswas granted the title of Count of the Conquest of the Batanes Islands by King Charles IV, as well as the viscountship of San Ildefonso for his pacification of Batanes and his energetic leadership as governor-general. He was also a friend of the Count of Aviles and became a knight of Santiag...
Don Luis Rodriguez Varela was one of the first Filipino nationalists, at a time when “Filipino” meant “Spaniards born in the Philippines.”Nevertheless, he wanted nothing more than the best for the Philippines, and so he advocated for the opening of local colleges and schools for the poor and worked to limit foreign, specifically Chinese influence, ...
Share Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zalduais best known for reforming the system of surnames for Filipinos, ensuring all Filipinos had surnames of their own. This was not, however, the reason why he became the Count of Manila. Claveria was awarded the Count of Manila and the Viscount of Claveria by Queen Isabella II for his successful militar...
When Amadeo I of Savoy was appointed King of Spain after a revolution, he had few friends in the Spanish nobility. He was a foreigner and his supporters in the military were dropping like flies. Because he couldn’t be friends with the nobles, he just made new ones. On April 1872 he elevated Don Manuel Alvarez de Estradafrom alcalde mayor of the pro...
Share Governor-General Jose Malcampo y Monge was a distinguished man. He was an admiral and served as King Amadeo’s prime minister, before becoming governor-general of the Philippines. As governor-general, he managed to wrest control of Jolo away from the Sulu Sultanate, and for that, he was granted the title of Count of Jolo and Viscount of Mindan...
Share The last Spaniard in the Philippines to be elevated to peerage was Don Pedro Govantes y Azcarraga. Born in Manila on 1853, his father was the alcalde mayor of Albay and an adviser to the governor-general. Don Pedro became a lawyer and representative to the Spanish Cortes, even fraternizing with the ilustrados in Madrid and assisting in the ma...
Apr 7, 2011 · 25 Jose Basco y Vargas (July 1778-November 1787) a naval officer from an illustrious Granada family, was resented by the majority of the Manila Audiencia for being without royal titles and decoration. Their petition to have him recalled having failed, they set about obstructing his rule.
Apr 21, 2017 · This chapter examines the human background of the country from its early settlement to the end of the Spanish colonial era. Different theories have been presented to explain the initial settlement of the country.
