- Diego de los Ríos
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Diego de los Ríos 113th Governor-General of the Philippines In office
August 13 – December 10, 1898Preceded by Francisco Rizzo Succeeded by Emilio Aguinaldo (as President of the Philippines)
Wesley Merritt (as American Governor-General of the Philippines)Diego de los Ríos was the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines. He became the governor during the Spanish American War with the capital at Iloilo on August 13, 1898. He later transferred his capital to Fort Pilar in Zamboanga when he saw the Visayan rebels closing on him in October of 1898. He promised reforms, but it only pleased the few ilustrado elite. His term ended on December 10, 1898 when the Treaty of Paris was signed. He left Iloilo to return to Spain on January 1, 1899, passing by Zamboanga.
References
- Spanish Governors of the Philippines
- Gen. Alvarez-Greatest revolutionary hero
- The Iloilo culmination of the declaration of Philippine Independence
Political offices Preceded by
Francisco Rizzo
(Government in Manila)Governor-General of the Philippines
(Government in Iloilo)
August 13–December 10, 1898Succeeded by
Post abolished
Emilio Aguinaldo - Philippine President (República Filipina) and Wesley Merritt - Military Governor of the Philippines (United States)Spanish Governors-General of the Philippines 1565-1898Miguel López de Legazpi · Guido de Lavezaris · Francisco de Sande · Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa · Diego Ronquillo · Santiago de Vera · Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas · Pedro de Rojas · Luis Pérez Dasmariñas · Francisco Tello de Guzmán · Pedro Bravo de Acuña · Cristóbal Téllez de Almanza · Count of Valle de Orizaba · Juan de Silva · Andrés Alcaraz · Alonso Fajardo · Jeronimo de Silva · Fernándo de Silva · Juan Niño de Tabora · Lorenzo de Olaza · Juan Cerezo de Salamanca · Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera · Diego Fajardo · Sabiniano Manrique de Lara · Diego de Salcedo · Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz · Manuel de León · Francisco Coloma · Francisco Sotomayor · Juan de Vargas · Gabriel de Curuzealegui · Alonso de Ávila Fuertes · Fausto Cruzat y Gongora · Domingo Zabálburu de Echevarri · Martín de Urzua y Arismendi · José Torralba · Fernando Bustamante · Francisco de la Cuesta · Toribio José Cosio · Fernándo Valdés · Gaspar de la Torre · Juan de Arechederra · Marquis of Brindisi and Ovando · Pedro Manuel de Arandía · Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta · Manuel Rojo · Simón de Anda · Francisco Javier de la Torre · José Antonio Raón · Simón de Anda · Pedro de Sarrio · The Count of the Conquest of Batanes Islands · Pedro de Sarrio · Félix Berenguer de Marquina · Rafael María de Aguilar · Mariano Fernández de Folgueras · Manuel Gonzalez de Aguilar · José Gardoqui Jaraveitia · Mariano Fernández de Folgueras · Juan Antonio Martínez · Mariano Ricafort Palacin · Pascual Enrile · Gabriel de Torres · Joaquín de Crámer · Pedro Antonio Salazar · Andrés García Camba · Luis Lardizábal · Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri · Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre · Narciso Clavería · Antonio María Blanco · Antonio de Urbistondo · Ramón Montero · Manuel Pavía · Ramón Montero · Manuel Crespo · Ramón Montero · Fernándo Norzagaray · Ramón María Solano · Juan Herrera Dávila · José Lemery · Salvador Valdés · Rafael de Echague · Joaquín del Solar · Juan de Lara · José Laureano de Sanz · Juan Antonio Osorio · Joaquín del Solar · José de la Gándara · Manuel Maldonado · Cárlos María de la Torre · Rafael de Izquierdo · Manuel MacCrohon · Juan Alaminos · Manuel Blanco Valderrama · José Malcampo · Domingo Moriones · Rafael Rodríguez Arias · Fernándo Primo de Rivera · Emilio Molíns · Joaquín Jovellar · Emilio Molíns · Emilio Terrero · Antonio Molto · Federico Lobaton · Valeriano Wéyler · Eulogio Despujol · Federico Ochando · Ramón Blanco · Camilo de Polavieja · José de Lachambre · Fernándo Primo de Rivera · Basilio Augustín · Fermín Jáudenes · Francisco Rizzo · Diego de los RíosItalics indicates a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
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