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Governor-General of the Philippines

Title of government executive in colonial Philippines


Title of government executive in colonial Philippines

FieldValue
postGovernor-General
bodythe Philippines
insignia{{Image array
image1Lesser Royal Coat of Arms of Spain (1700-1868 and 1834-1930) Pillars of Hercules Variant.svg
image2Coat of arms of Great Britain (1714–1801).svg
image4Great Seal of the United States (obverse).svg
image5Imperial Seal of Japan.svg
residenceFort San Pedro (1565–1572)
Palacio del Gobernador (1572–1863)
Malacañang Palace (1863–1945)
Mansion House (1942–1945)
appointerFlag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Viceroy of New Spain
Estandarte real de España, Casa de Borbón (1761-1931).svg Monarch of Spain
Royal standard of Great Britain (1714–1801).svg Monarch of Great Britain
Flag of the President of the United States (1916–1945).svg President of the United States
Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg Emperor of Japan
precursorVarious,
the barangay system
formationApril 27, 1565
firstMiguel López de Legazpi
(under Spain)
Dawsonne Drake
(under Great Britain)
Wesley Merritt
(under the United States)
Masaharu Homma
(under the Empire of Japan)
lastDiego de los Ríos
(under Spain)
Dawsonne Drake
(under Great Britain)
Frank Murphy
(under the United States)
Tomoyuki Yamashita
(under the Empire of Japan)
abolishedOctober 6, 1945
native_nameGobernador y Capitán General de Filipinas
Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas
フィリピン総督

Palacio del Gobernador (1572–1863) Malacañang Palace (1863–1945) Mansion House (1942–1945) Estandarte real de España, Casa de Borbón (1761-1931).svg Monarch of Spain Royal standard of Great Britain (1714–1801).svg Monarch of Great Britain Flag of the President of the United States (1916–1945).svg President of the United States Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg Emperor of Japan the barangay system (under Spain) Dawsonne Drake (under Great Britain) Wesley Merritt (under the United States) Masaharu Homma (under the Empire of Japan) (under Spain) Dawsonne Drake (under Great Britain) Frank Murphy (under the United States) Tomoyuki Yamashita (under the Empire of Japan) Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas フィリピン総督

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 to 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)

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure endSecretary of the IndiesViceroy of New SpainValido
Secretary of the Universal Bureau
First Secretary of StateRegentMonarch
1[[File:Miguel López de Legazpi, en La Hormiga de Oro.jpg100px]]Miguel López de Legazpi
(1502–1572)April 27,
1565August 20,
1572Vacant (Overseas Affairs hold by the President of the Council of the Indies)*Francisco Ceinos
Dean of the Audiencia
(1564–1566)*No validoNo regencyPhilip II
(1556–1598)
Gastón de Peralta
3rd Marquess of Falces
(1566–1567)
*Alonso Muñoz and
Luis Carrillo
(1567–1568)*
*Alonso Muñoz
(1568)*
*Francisco Ceinos
Dean of the Audiencia
(1564–1566)*
Martín Enríquez de Almanza
(1568–1580)
2[[File:Guido de Lavezares.jpg100px]]Guido de Lavezaris
(1512–1581)August 20,
1572August 25,
1575
3[[File:Francisco de Sande's signature.svg100px]]Francisco de Sande
(1540–1602)August 25,
1575April
1580
4[[File:Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa's signature.svg100px]]Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa
(died 1583)April
1580March 10,
1583
Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza
5th Count of Coruña
(1580–1583)
*5*[[File:Diego Ronquillo's signature.svg100px]]*Diego Ronquillo
Acting Governor-General**March 10,
1583**May 16,
1584*
*Luis de Villanueva y Zapata
Dean of the Audiencia
(1583–1584)*
6[[File:Santiago de Vera's signature.svg100px]]Santiago de Vera
(died 1606)May 16,
1584May
1590
*Pedro Moya de Contreras
Archbishop of Mexico
(1584–1585)*
Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga
1st Marquess of Villamanrique
(1585–1590)
Luis de Velasco
1st Marquess of Salinas
(1590–1595)
7[[File:Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas' signature.svg100px]]Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas
(1519–1593)June 1,
1590October 25,
1593
*8*[[File:Pedro de Rojas' signature.svg100px]]*Pedro de Rojas
Acting Governor-General**October
1593**December 3,
1593*
9[[File:Luis Pérez Dasmariñas' signature.svg100px]]Luis Pérez Dasmariñas
(1567/1568–1603)December 3,
1593July 14,
1596
Gaspar de Zúñiga
5th Count of Monterrey
(1595–1603)
Duke of Lerma (1598–1618)Philip III
(1598–1621)
10[[File:Francisco de Tello de Guzmán's signature.svg100px]]Francisco de Tello de Guzmán
(1532–1603)July 14,
1596May
1602
11[[File:Pedro de Acuña.jpg100px]]Pedro Bravo de Acuña
(died 1606)May
1602June 24,
1606
Juan de Mendoza y Luna
3rd Marquess of Montesclaros
(1603–1607)
*12*[[File:Cristóbal Téllez Almazán's signature.svg100px]]*Cristóbal Téllez Almazán
Real Audiencia
(died 1612)**June 24,
1606**June 15,
1608*
Luis de Velasco
1st Marquess of Salinas
(1607–1611)
*13*[[File:Rodrigo de Vivero, 1st Count of Valle de Orizaba's signature.svg100px]]*Rodrigo de Vivero**
Acting Governor-General
(1564–1636)**June 15,
1608**April
1609*
14[[File:Juan de Silva's signature.svg100px]]Juan de Silva
(died 1616)April
1609April 19,
1616
*García Guerra
Archbishop of Mexico
(1611–1612)*
*Pedro Otárola
Dean of the Audiencia
(1612)*
Diego Fernández de Córdoba
1st Marquess of Guadalcázar
(1612–1621)
*15*[[File:Andrés de Alcaraz's signature.svg100px]]*Andrés de Alcaraz
Real Audiencia**April 19,
1616**July 3,
1618*
16[[File:Alonso Fajardo de Tenza's signature.svg100px]]Alonso Fajardo de Tenza
(died 1624)July 3,
1618July
1624
Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval (1618–1621)
*Paz de Valecillo
Dean of the Audiencia
(1621)*
Philip IV
(1621–1665)
Baltasar de Zúñiga (1621–1622)
Diego Carrillo de Mendoza
1st Marquess of Gélves
(1621–1624)
Count-Duke of Olivares (1622–1644)
*17*[[File:Jerónimo de Silva's signature.svg100px]]*Jeronimo de Silva
Real Audiencia**July
1624**June
1625*
Rodrigo Pacheco
3rd Marquess of Cerralvo
(1624–1635)
*18*[[File:Fernando de Silva's signature.svg100px]]*Fernándo de Silva
Acting Governor-General**June
1625**June 29,
1626*
19[[File:Juan Niño de Tabora's signature.svg100px]]Juan Niño de Tabora
(died 1632)June 29,
1626July 22,
1632
*20*[[File:Lorenzo de Olaso's signature.svg100px]]*Lorenzo de Olaso
Real Audiencia**July 22,
1632*1633
*21**[[File:Juan Cerezo de Salamanca's signature.svg100px]]**Juan Cerezo de Salamanca
Acting Governor-General**August 29,
1633**June 25,
1635*
22[[File:Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera.jpg100px]]Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera
(1587–1660)June 25,
1635August 11,
1644
Lope Díez de Armendáriz
1st Marquess of Cadreita
(1635–1640)
Diego López Pacheco
7th Duke of Escalona
(1640–1642)
*Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Bishop of Puebla
(1642)*
García Sarmiento de Sotomayor
2nd Count of Salvatierra
(1642–1648)
Luis de Haro (1644–1661)
23[[File:Diego Fajardo Chacón's signature.svg100px]]Diego Fajardo ChacónAugust 11,
1644July 25,
1653
*Marcos de Torres y Rueda
Bishop of Yucatan
(1648–1649)*
*Matías de Peralta
Dean of the Audiencia
(1649–1650)*
Luis Enríquez de Guzmán
9th Count of Alba de Liste
(1650–1653)
24[[File:Sabiniano Manrique de Lara's signature.svg100px]]Sabiniano Manrique de Lara
(1606–1679)July 25,
1653September 8,
1663
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva
8th Duke of Alburquerque
(1653–1660)
Juan Francisco Leiva y de la Cerda
5th Marquess of Adrada
(1660–1664)
No valido (1661–1665)
25[[File:Diego Salcedo's signature.svg100px]]Diego de SalcedoSeptember 8,
1663September 28,
1668
*Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas
Bishop of Puebla
(1664)*
Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo
2nd Marquess of Mancera
(1664–1673)
Juan Everardo Nithard (1665–1669)Mariana of Austria (1665–1675)Charles II
(1665–1700)
*26*[[File:Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz's signature.svg100px]]*Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz
Acting Governor-General
(died 1669)**September 28,
1668**September 24,
1669*
Fernando de Valenzuela (1666–1677)
27[[File:Manuel de León y Saravia's signature.svg100px]]Manuel de LeónSeptember 24,
1669September 21,
1677
*Payo Enríquez de Rivera
Bishop of Puebla and Archbishop of Mexico
(1673–1680)*
No regency
John Joseph of Austria (1677–1679)
28[[File:Francisco Coloma y Maceda's signature.svg100px]]*Francisco Coloma y Maceda
Real Audiencia
(1617–1677)**April 11,
1677**September 25,
1677*
*29*[[File:Francisco de Montemayor y Mansilla's signature.svg100px]]*Francisco de Montemayor y Mansilla
Real Audiencia**September 21,
1677**September 28,
1678*
30[[File:Juan de Vargas Hurtado's signature.svg100px]]Juan de Vargas HurtadoSeptember 28,
1678August 24,
1684
Duke of Medinaceli (1679–1685)
Tomás de la Cerda
3rd Marquess of la Laguna de Camero Viejo
(1680–1686)
31[[File:Gabriel de Curucelaegui y Arriola's signature.svg100px]]Gabriel de Curucealegui y ArriolaAugust 24,
1684April
1689
Count of Oropesa (1685–1691)
Melchor Portocarrero
3rd Count of Monclova
(1686–1688)
Gaspar de la Cerda
8th Count of Galve
(1688–1696)
*32*[[File:Alonso de Abella Fuertes' signature.svg100px]]*Alonso de Abella Fuertes
Real Audiencia**April
1689**July
1690*
33[[File:Fausto Cruzat y Góngora's signature.svg100px]]Fausto Cruzat y Góngora
(died 1702)July 25,
1690December 8,
1701
Cardinal Portocarrero (1685–1691)
*Juan Ortega y Montañés
Bishop of Durango, Bishop of Guatemala, Bishop of Michoacán and Archbishop of Mexico
(1696)*
José Sarmiento de Valladares
1st Duke of Atrisco
(1696–1701)
Count of Oropesa (1691–1698)
Cardinal Portocarrero (1698–1700)
Cardinal Portocarrero (1700)
Government Board of the Realms (1700–1701)Vacant
Antonio de Ubilla (1700–1704)Philip V
(1700–1724)
No regency
Cardinal Portocarrero (1701–1703)
34[[File:Domingo de Zabálburu's signature.svg100px]]Domingo Zabálburu de EchevarriDecember 8,
1701August 25,
1709*Juan Ortega y Montañés
Archbishop of Mexico
(1701–1702)*
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva
1st Duke of Alburquerque
(1702–1710)
No regency
Marquis of Mejorada del Campo (1704–1714)
35[[File:Martín de Ursúa's signature.svg100px]]*Martín de Ursúa' y Arismendi*
1st Count of Lizárraga
(1653–1715)August 25,
1709February 4,
1715
Fernando de Alencastre
1st Duke of Linares
(1710–1716)
Manuel Vadillo y Velasco (1714)
José de Grimaldo (1714–1724)
Bernardo Tinajero de la Escalera (1714–1715)
*36*[[File:José-de-Torralba s-signature-2.svg100px]]*José Torralba
Real Audiencia
(1653–1726)**February 4,
1715**August 9,
1717*
No secretary (1715–1720)
Baltasar de Zúñiga
1st Duke of Arión
(1716–1722)
37[[File:Governor General Fernando Bustamante.JPG100px]]Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda
(died 1719)August 9,
1717October 11,
1719
*38*[[File:Francisco de la Cuesta.jpg100px]]*Francisco de la Cuesta
Archbishop of Manila
Acting Governor-General
(1661–1724)**October 11,
1719**August 6,
1721*
Miguel Fernández Durán (1720–1721)
Andres Matías de Pes Marzaraga (1721–1723)
39[[File:Toribio de Cossío's signature.svg100px]]Toribio de CossíoAugust 6,
1721August 14,
1729
Juan de Acuña
1st Marquess of Casa Fuerte
(1722–1734)
No secretary (1723–1724)
Antonio de Sopeña y Mioño (1724–1726)
Juan Bautista de Orendáin (1724)
Louis I
(1724)
Philip V
(1724–1746)
José de Grimaldo (1724–1725)
Baron Ripperda (1725–1726)
José de Grimaldo (1726)
José de Patiño y Rosales (1726–1736)
Juan Bautista de Orendáin(1726–1734)
40[[File:Fernando Valdés Tamón's signature.svg100px]]Fernándo Valdés TamónAugust 14,
1729July
1739*Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta
Archbishop of Mexico
(1734–1740)*
José de Patiño y Rosales (1734–1736)
Marquis of Villarías (1736–1746)
Mateo Pablo Díaz de Lavandero (1736–1739)
41[[File:Gaspar de la Torre.jpg100px]]Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala
(died 1745)July
1739September 21,
1745
Marquis of Villarías (1739–1743)
Pedro de Castro
1st Duke of la Conquista
(1740–1741)
*Pedro Malo de Villavicencio
President of the Audiencia
(1741–1742)*
Pedro Cebrián
5th Count of Fuenclara
(1742–1746)
*42*[[File:Juan de Arechederra's signature.svg100px]]*Juan de Arechederra
Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia
Acting Governor-General
(1681–1751)**September 21,
1745**July 20,
1750*
Marquess of Ensenada (1743–1754)
Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas
1st Count of Revillagigedo
(1746–1755)Ferdinand VI
(1746–1759)
José de Carvajal (1746–1754)
43[[File:Francisco José de Ovando's signature.svg100px]]Francisco José de Ovando
1st Marquess of Brindisi
(1693–1755)July 20,
1750July 26,
1754
*Duke of Huéscar (1754)
Interim*
Ricardo Wall (1754–1763)
*Ricardo Wall (1754)
Interim*
Julián de Arriaga y Ribera (1754–1776)
44[[File:Pedro Manuel de Arandía's signature.svg100px]]Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban
(1699–1759)July 26,
1754May 31,
1759
Agustín de Ahumada
2nd Marquess of Amarillas
(1755–1760)
*45*[[File:Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta's signature.svg100px]]*Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta
Bishop of Cebu
Acting Governor-General
(1701–1771)**June
1759**May 31,
1761*
Elisabeth Farnese (1759)Charles III
(1759–1788)
No regency
*Francisco Antonio de Echávarri
Dean of the Audiencia
(1760)*
Francisco Cajigal de la Vega
(1760)
Joaquín de Montserrat
1st Marquess of Cruillas
(1760–1766)
*46*[[File:Manuel Antonio Rojo del Rio Vera.jpg100px]]*Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
Archbishop of Manila
Acting Governor-General
(1708–1764)**July
1761**October 6,
1762*

British occupation of Manila (1762–1764)

Main article: British occupation of Manila

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

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure endSecretary of State for the Southern DepartmentPrime MinisterMonarch
46a[[File:Coat of arms of Great Britain (1714–1801).svg100px]]Dawsonne Drake
(1724–1784)November 2,
1762May 31,
1764The Earl of EgremontThe Earl of ButeGeorge III
(1760–1820)
George Grenville
The Earl of Halifax

Spanish governor-general

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure endSecretary of State for IndiesViceroy of New SpainFirst Secretary of StateMonarch
47[[File:Simón de Anda y Salazar.jpg100px]]Simón de Anda y Salazar
(1709–1776)October 6,
1762February 10,
1764Julián Arriaga y Ribera (1754–1776)Joaquín de Montserrat
1st Marquess of Cruillas
(1760–1766)Ricardo Wall (1754–1763)Charles III
(1759–1788)
Jerónimo Grimaldi (1763–1777)

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.

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure endSecretary of the IndiesViceroy of New SpainFirst Secretary of StateMonarch
*48*[[File:Francisco Javier de la Torre's signature.svg100px]]*Francisco Javier de la Torre
Acting Governor-General**March 17,
1764**July 6,
1765*Julián Arriaga y Ribera (1754–1776)Joaquín de Montserrat
1st Marquess of Cruillas
(1760–1766)Jerónimo Grimaldi (1763–1777)Charles III
(1759–1788)
49[[File:José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez's signature.svg100px]]José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez
(1700–1773)July 6,
1765July
1770
Carlos Francisco de Croix
1st Marquess of Croix
(1766–1771)
(47)[[File:Simón de Anda y Salazar.jpg100px]]Simón de Anda y Salazar
(1709–1776)July
1770October 30,
1776
Antonio María de Bucareli
(1771–1779)
Marquess of Sonora (1776–1787)
*50*[[File:Pedro Sarrió's signature.svg100px]]*Pedro Sarrió
Acting Governor-General**October 30,
1776**July
1778*
Count of Floridablanca (1777–1792)
51[[File:José Basco y Vargas.jpg100px]]José Basco y Vargas
(1733–1805)July
1778September 22,
1787
*Francisco Romá y Rosell
Regent of the Audiencia
(1779)*
Martín de Mayorga
Captain General of Guatemala
(1779–1783)
Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo
Captain General of Guatemala
(1783–1784)
*Vicente de Herrera y Rivero
Regent of the Audiencia
(1784–1785)*
Bernardo de Gálvez
1st Count of Gálvez
(1785–1786)
*Eusebio Sánchez Pareja
Regent of the Audiencia
(1786–1787)*
*Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta
Archbishop of Mexico
(1787)*
'*Count of Floridablanca''''' (1787)
Interim*
Manuel Antonio Flórez
(1787–1789)
Antonio Porlier
*(50)**[[File:Pedro Sarrió's signature.svg100px]]**Pedro Sarrió
Acting Governor-General**September 22,
1787**July 1,
1788*
51[[File:Felix Berenguer.jpg100px]]Félix Berenguer de Marquina
(1733–1826)July 1,
1788September 1,
1793
Charles IV
(1788–1808)
Juan Vicente de Güemes
2nd Count of Revillagigedo
(1789–1794)
No secretary (affairs of Indies distributed among different secretariats)Count of Aranda *(1792)
Interim*
Manuel Godoy (1792–1798)
52[[File:Rafael-Mar-a-de-Aguilar-s-signature.svg100px]]Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León
(1737–1806)September 1,
1793August 7,
1806
Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca
1st Marquess of Branciforte
(1794–1798)
Francisco de Saavedra (1798–1799)
Miguel José de Azanza
1st Duke of Santa Fe
(1798–1800)
Mariano Luis de Urquijo (1799–1800)
Félix Berenguer de Marquina
(1800–1803)
Pedro Cevallos Guerra (1800–1808)
José de Iturrigaray
(1803–1808)
*53*[[File:Mariano Fernández de Folgueras' signature.svg100px]]*Mariano Fernández de Folgueras
Acting Governor-General
(1766–1823)**August 7,
1806**March 4,
1810*
Gonzalo O'Farril (1808)
Pedro Cevallos Guerra (1808)Ferdinand VII
(1808)
Miguel José de Azanza
1st Duke of Santa Fe
(1808–1813)Mariano Luis de Urquijo (1808–1813)Joseph Bonaparte
(1808–1813)
(1808–1809)}}
*Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont
Archbishop of Mexico
(1809–1810)*
54[[File:Manuel González de Aguilar's signature.svg100px]]Manuel González de AguilarMarch 4,
1810September 4,
1813
Pedro Catani
(1810)
Francisco Javier Venegas
1st Marquess of Reunión and New Spain
(1810–1813)
Félix María Calleja del Rey
1st Count of Calderón
(1813–1816)
No secretary*Juan O'Donojú (Interim
1813)*
55[[File:Retrato de José Mendoza y Ríos (1763-1816), capitán de navío de la Real Armada - Anónimo.jpg100px]]José de Gardoqui y JarabeitiaSeptember 4,
1813December 10,
1816
*Fernando de Laserna (1813)
Interim*
Manuel Antonio de la Bodega y Mollinedo (1813–1814)José Luyando *(1813–1814)
Interim*Ferdinand VII
(1813–1833)
Miguel de Lardizabal (1814–1815)****José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas (1814)
Pedro Cevallos Guerra (1814–1816)
No secretaryJaun Estebán Lozano de Torres (1816)
Pedro Cevallos Guerra (1816)
Juan Ruiz de Apodaca
1st Count of Venadito
(1816–1821)
José García de León (1816–1818)
*(53)*[[File:Mariano Fernández de Folgueras' signature.svg100px]]*Mariano Fernández de Folgueras
Acting Governor-General
(1766–1823)**December 10,
1816**September 15,
1821*
*Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 1st Marquis of Casa Irujo (1818–1819)
Interim*
*Manuel González Salmón (1819)
Interim*
Joaquín José Melgarejo (1819–1820)
*Antonio González Salmón (1820)
Interim*
Juan Jabat Aztal (1820)
Antonio Porcel Román (1820)
Evaristo Pérez de Castro (1820–1821)
Ramón Gil de la Cuadra (1820–1821)
*Antonio de Guilleman (1821)
Interim**Joaquín Anduaga Cuenca (1821)
Interim*
*Francisco de Paula Escudero (1821)
Interim*
Ramón Olaguer Feliú (1821)
Eusebio Bardají y Azara (1821–1822)
Ramón López Pelegrín (1821–1822)
Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo
(1821)
Juan O'Donojú
(1821)

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.

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure endMinister of OverseasFirst Secretary of StateRegentMonarch
*(53)*[[File:Mariano_Fernández_de_Folgueras'_signature.svg150x150px]]*Mariano Fernández de Folgueras*September 16,October 30,Ramón López-Pelegrín (1821–1822)Eusebio Bardají y Azara (1821–1822)No regencyFerdinand VII
*Ramón López-Pelegrín (1822)
Interim*****
*José Gabriel de Silva-Bazán (1822)
Interim*
*Ramón López-Pelegrín (1822)
Interim*
Manuel de la Bodega Mollinedo (1822)Francisco Martínez de la Rosa (1822)
Diego Clemencín (1822)
José Manuel de Vadillo (1822–1823)Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel (1822–1823)
54[[File:Juan_Antonio_Martínez.jpg134x134px]]Juan Antonio MartínezOctober 30,October 14,*José Manuel de Vadillo (1823)
Interim*
Pedro Urquinaona (1823)*Santiago Usoz y Mozi (1823)
Interim*
José María Pando de la Riva (1823)
*Francisco de Paula Ossorio y Vargas (1823) Interim*
*Luis María de Salazar y Salazar (1823)
Interim*
*Juan Antonio Yandiola Garay (1823)
Interim*
José Luyando (1823)
Víctor Damián Sáez (1823)
*No minister*
*Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 1st Marquis of Casa Irujo* (1823)
Narciso Heredia (1823–1824)
Francisco Cea Bermúdez (1824–1825)
55[[File:Mariano_Ricafort_Palacín_y_Abarca's_signature.svg150x150px]]Mariano Ricafort Palacín y AbarcaOctober 14,December 23,
Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo (1825–1826)
Manuel González Salmón (1826–1832)
56[[File:Jose_Maria_Penarada_DamianDomingo_1832.png134x134px]]Pasqual Enrile y AlcedoDecember 23,March 1,
*Antonio de Saavedra y Jofré (1832)
Interim*
Francisco Cea Bermúdez (1832–1834)
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies(1833–1840)Isabella II
Francisco Martínez de la Rosa (1834–1835)
57[[File:Gabriel_de_Torres'_signature.svg150x150px]]Gabriel de TorresMarch 1,April 23,
*58*[[File:Lesser_Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_Spain_(1700-1868_and_1834-1930)_Pillars_of_Hercules_Variant.svg106x106px]]*Joaquín de Crame*April 23,September 9,José María Quiepo de Llano (1835)
*59*[[File:Retrato al óleo del Excmo. Sr. D. Pedro Antonio Salazar y Salazar.png188x188px]]*Pedro Antonio Salazar y Salazar*September 9,August 27,
Miguel Ricardo de Álava (1835)****
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal *(1835–1836)
Interim*
Francisco Javier de Istúriz (1836)
José María Calatrava (1836–1837)
*Depending on the Minister of the Navy*
60[[File:GarcíaCamba.jpg125x125px]]Andrés García CambaAugust 27,December 29,Baldomero Espartero (1837)
Eusebio Bardají y Azara (1837)
Narciso Heredia (1837–1838)
Bernardino Fernández de Velasco (1838)
Evaristo Pérez de Castro (1838–1840)
61[[File:Luis_Lardizábal's_signature.svg150x150px]]Luis LardizábalDecember 29,February 14,
Antonio González (1840)
Valentín Ferraz (1840)
*Modesto Cortázar (1840)
Interim*
Baldomero Espartero (1840–1841)
Baldomero Espartero (1840–1843)
62[[File:Oraa-Calbo_(cropped).jpg180x180px]]Marcelino de Oraá LecumberriFebruary 14,June 17,
Joaquín María Ferrer (1841)
Antonio González (1841–1842)
José Ramón Rodil (1842–1843)
Joaquín María López (1843)
Álvaro Gómez Becerra (1843)
63[[File:Francisco_de_Paula_Alcalá_de_la_Torre's_signature.svg150x150px]]Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la TorreJune 17,July 16,
Joaquín María López (1843)
Salustiano Olózaga (1843)No regency
Luis González Bravo (1843–1844)
Ramón María Narváez (1844–1846)
64[[File:El_teniente_general_Narciso_Clavería_y_Zaldúa,_conde_de_Manila_(Museo_del_Prado).jpg142x142px]]Narciso Clavería y ZaldúaJuly 16,December 26,
Manuel Pando, 6th Marquess of Miraflores (1846)
Ramón María Narváez (1846)
Francisco Javier de Istúriz (1846–1847)
Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 2nd Marquis of Casa Irujo (1847)
*No minister*
Joaquín Francisco Pacheco (1847)
Florencio García Goyena (1847)
Ramón María Narváez (1847–1849)
Serafín María de Sotto (1849)
Ramón María Narváez (1849–1851)
*65*[[File:Antonio_María_Blanco's_signature.svg150x150px]]*Antonio María Blanco*December 26,July 29,
66[[File:Juan_Antonio_de_Urbiztondo,_marqués_de_la_Solana.jpg152x152px]]Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La SolanaJuly 29,December 20,
Juan Bravo Murillo (1851–1852)
Federico Roncali, Count of Alcoy (1852–1853)
Francisco Lersundi (1853)
Luis José Sartorius, Count of San Luis (1853–1854)
*67*[[File:Ramón_Montero_y_Blandino_(Museo_del_Prado).jpg136x136px]]*Ramón Montero y Blandino*December 20,February 2,
68[[File:Manuel_Pavía_y_Lacy,_1st_Marquis_of_Novaliches.jpg137x137px]]Manuel Pavía y LacyFebruary 2,October 28,
*Depending on the Minister of State*Fernando Fernández de Córdoba (1854)
Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas (1854)
Baldomero Espartero (1854–1856)
*(67)**[[File:Ramón_Montero_y_Blandino_(Museo_del_Prado).jpg136x136px]]**Ramón Montero y Blandino*October 28,November 20,
69[[File:1852,_Estado_Mayor_General_del_Ejército_Español,_Manuel_Crespo_Cebrián_(cropped).jpg144x144px]]Manuel Crespo y CebríanNovember 20,December 5,
*No minister*
*Depending on the Minister of Development*
*Depending on the Minister of State*Leopoldo O'Donnell (1856)
Ramón María Narváez (1856–1857)
*(67)**[[File:Ramón_Montero_y_Blandino_(Museo_del_Prado).jpg136x136px]]**Ramón Montero y Blandino*December 5,March 9,
70[[File:Teniente_coronel_Fernando_Norzagaray.png128x128px]]Fernando de Norzagaray y EscuderoMarch 9,January 12,
Francisco Armero (1857–1858)
Francisco Javier de Istúriz (1858)
Leopoldo O'Donnell (1858–1863)
71[[File:Ramón_María_Solano_y_Llanderal.jpg128x128px]]Ramón María Solano y LlanderalJanuary 12,August 29,
*72*[[File:Juan_Herrera_Dávila_y_Alvear's_signature.svg150x150px]]*Juan Herrera Dávila*August 29,February 2,
73[[File:José_Lemery_e_Ibarrola_Ney_y_González_(Museo_del_Prado).jpg103x103px]]José Lémery e IbarrolaFebruary 2,July 7,
*74*[[File:Salvador_Valdés'_signature.svg150x150px]]*Salvador Valdés*July 7,July 9,
75[[File:CARTE_DE_VISITE_DEL_GENERAL_ECHAGÜE_(COLECCIÓN_ROMERO_ORTIZ).jpg141x141px]]Rafaél de Echagüe y BerminghamJuly 9,March 24,
Manuel Pando, 6th Marquess of Miraflores (1863)Manuel Pando, 6th Marquess of Miraflores (1863–1864)
*José Gutiérrez de la Concha, 1st Marquess of Havana (1863) Interim*
Francisco Permanyer Tuyets (1863)
*José Gutiérrez de la Concha, 1st Marquess of Havana (1863–1864) Interim*
Alejandro de Castro y Casal (1864)Lorenzo Arrazola (1864)
Diego López Ballesteros (1864)Alejandro Mon y Menéndez (1864)
Manuel Seijas Lozano (1864–1865)Ramón María Narváez (1864–1865)
*76**[[File:Joaquín_del_Solar's_signature.svg150x150px]]**Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez*March 24,April 25,
77[[File:Bernardo_blanco-Retrato_de_Juan_de_Lara_Irigoyen.jpg184x184px]]Juan de Lara e IrigoyenApril 25,July 13,
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1865–1866)Leopoldo O'Donnell (1865–1866)
Alejandro de Castro Casal (1866–1867)Ramón María Narváez (1866–1868)
*78**[[File:José_Laureano_Sanz_y_Posse.jpg142x142px]]**José Laureano de Sanz y Posse*July 13,September 21,
*79**[[File:Lesser_Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_Spain_(1700-1868_and_1834-1930)_Pillars_of_Hercules_Variant.svg106x106px]]**Antonio Osorio y Mallén*September 21,September 27,
*(76)**[[File:Joaquín_del_Solar's_signature.svg150x150px]]**Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez*September 27,October 26,
80[[File:José_de_la_Gándara_y_Navarro.jpg132x132px]]José de la Gándara y NavarroOctober 26,June 7,
Carlos Marfori y Callejas (1867–1868)
Luis González Bravo (1868)
Tomás Rodríguez Rubí (1868)
José Gutiérrez de la Concha, 1st Marquess of Havana (1868)
José Nacarino Bravo (1868)
Adelardo López de Ayala (1868–1869)Francisco SerranoFrancisco Serrano
*Juan Bautista Topete (1869) Interim*
*(81)**[[File:Manuel_Álvarez_Maldonado_y_Loriga's_signature.svg150x150px]]**Manuel Maldonado*June 7,June 23,Juan Prim (1869–1870)
82[[File:Carlos_Maria_de_la_Torre.jpg125x125px]]Carlos María de la Torre y NavacerradaJune 23,April 4,
Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez (1869–1870)
Segismundo Moret (1870)
Adelardo López de Ayala (1870–1871)*Juan Bautista Topete (1870–1871)
Interim*
No regencyAmadeo I
83[[File:Retrato de Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez (cropped).jpg140x140px]]Rafael Izquierdo y GutiérrezApril 4,January 8,Francisco Serrano
Tomás Mosquera (1871)Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla (1871)
Víctor Balaguer (1871)José Malcampo (1871)
Juan Bautista Topete (1871–1872)Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1871–1872)
Cristóbal Martín de Herrera (1872)
Adelardo López de Ayala (1872)Francisco Serrano
Eduardo Gasset y Artime (1872)Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla (1872–1873)
Tomás Mosquera (1872–1873)
*(84)**[[File:Manuel_Mac-Crohon's_signature.svg150x150px]]**Manuel MacCrohon*January 8,January 24,
85[[File:Capuz-general_alaminos.png118x118px]]Juan Alaminos y VivarJanuary 24,March 17,
Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso (1873)Estanislao Figueras
José Cristóbal Sorní y Grau (1873)
Francesc Pi i Margall
Francisco Suñer (1873)
Eduardo Palanca (1873)Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso
Santiago Soler y Pla (1873–1874)Emilio Castelar
Víctor Balaguer (1874)Francisco Serrano (1874)No regencyFrancisco Serrano
Antonio Romero Ortiz (1874)Juan Zavala de la Puente (1874)****
*86**[[File:Manuel_Blanco_Valderrama's_signature.svg150x150px]]**Manuel Blanco Valderrama*March 17,June 18,
87[[File:José_Malcampo_(cropped).jpg149x149px]]José MalcampoJune 18,February 28,
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1874)
Adelardo López de Ayala (1874–1877)Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1874–1875)Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1874–1875)Alfonso XII
No regency
Joaquín Jovellar (1875)
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1875–1879)
Cristóbal Martín de Herrera (1877–1878)
88[[File:Domingo_Moriones_y_Murillo.jpg127x127px]]Domingo Moriones y MurilloFebruary 28,March 20,
José Elduayen Gorriti (1878–1879)
*Manuel Orovio Echagüe (1879) Interim*Arsenio Martínez-Campos (1879)
Salvador Albacete (1879)
José Elduayen Gorriti (1879–1880)Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1879–1881)
Cayetano Sánchez Bustillo (1880–1881)
*89**[[File:Rafael_Rodríguez_Arias,_La_Ilustración_Española_y_Americana.jpg126x126px]]**Rafael Rodríguez Arias*March 20,April 15,
90[[File:Primo_de_Rivera_1893.JPG150x150px]]Fernando Primo de RiveraApril 15,March 10,
Fernando León y Castillo (1881–1883)Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1881–1883)
Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1883)
*(91)**[[File:Lesser_Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_Spain_(1700-1868_and_1834-1930)_Pillars_of_Hercules_Variant.svg106x106px]]**Emilio Molíns*March 10,April 7,
92[[File:General_Joaquin_Jovellar_y_Soler_painting.jpg137x137px]]Joaquín Jovellar y SolerApril 7,April 1,
Estanislao Suárez Inclán (1883–1884)José Posada Herrera (1883–1884)
Manuel Aguirre de Tejada (1884–1885)Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1884–1885)
*(91)**[[File:Lesser_Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_Spain_(1700-1868_and_1834-1930)_Pillars_of_Hercules_Variant.svg106x106px]]**Emilio Molíns*April 1,April 4,
92[[File:Emilio_Terrero.jpg143x143px]]Emilio Terrero y PerinatApril 4,April 25,
German Gamazo (1885–1886)Maria Christina of AustriaVacant
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1885–1890)
Alfonso XIII
Víctor Balaguer (1886–1888)
*93**[[File:Antonio_Moltó.jpg143x143px]]**Antonio Moltó y Díaz Berrio*April 25,June 4,
*94**[[File:Federico Lobatón y Prieto's remastered signature.svg150x150px]]**Federico Lobatón y Prieto*June 4,June 5,
95[[File:Valeriano_Weyler.gif131x131px]]Valeriano WeylerJune 5,November 17,
Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1888)
Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez (1888–1890)
Antonio María Fabié (1890–1891)Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1890–1892)
96[[File:Eulogio_Despujols_y_Dusay.jpg158x158px]]Eulogio Despujol y DusayNovember 17,March 1,
Francisco Romero Robledo (1891–1892)
Antonio Maura (1892–1894)Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1892–1895)
*97*[[File:General_Ochando.jpg127x127px]]*Federico Ochando*March 1,May 4,
98[[File:General_Ramón_Blanco_y_Erenas.jpg146x146px]]Ramón BlancoMay 4,December 13,
Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez (1894–1895)
Buenaventura Abárzuza Ferrer (1894–1895)
Tomás Castellano Villarroya (1895–1897)Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1895–1897)
*99*[[File:Camilo_Polavieja,_en_La_Esfera.jpg125x125px]]*Camilo Garcia de Polavieja*December 13,April 15,
*100*[[File:José_de_Lachambre.png106x106px]]*José de Lachambre*April 15,April 23,
(90)[[File:Primo_de_Rivera_1893.JPG150x150px]]Fernando Primo de RiveraApril 23,April 11,
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (1897)
Segismundo Moret (1897–1898)Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1897–1899)****
101[[File:Basilio_Augustín_y_Dávila.jpg122x122px]]Basilio AugustínApril 11,July 24,
Vicente Romero Girón (1898–1899)
*102*[[File:Fermín_Jáudenes.png120x120px]]*Fermín Jáudenes*July 24,August 13,
*103*[[File:Francisco_Rizzo.jpg164x164px]]*Francisco Rizzo*August 13,September 18,
*104*[[File:Diego_de_los_Ríos_y_Nicolau_(22_de_enero_de_1910,_La_Ilustración_Española_y_Americana,_Franzen).jpg141x141px]]*Diego de los Ríos*September 18,June 3,
Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde (1899)Francisco Silvela (1899–1899)
Office abolished

United States Military Government (1898–1902)

The city of Manila was captured by American expeditionary forces on August 13, 1898. 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.

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure end1898 Treaty of Paris]].President
1[[File:MajorGeneralWesleyMerritt (cropped).JPG100px]]Wesley Merritt
(1836–1910)August 14,
1898August 30,
1898Russell A. Alger (1897–1899)William McKinley
(1897–1901)
2[[File:Elwell S. Otis.jpg100px]]Elwell Stephen Otis
(1838–1909)August 30,
1898May 5,
1900
Elihu Root (1899–1904)
3[[File:Arthur MacArthur Jr.jpg100px]]Arthur MacArthur Jr.
(1845–1912)May 5,
1900July 4,
1901
4[[File:Gen. Adna R. Chaffee, half-length portrait, facing left, in uniform LCCN97508364 (cropped).jpg100px]]Adna Chaffee
(1842–1914)July 4,
1901July 4,
1902
Theodore Roosevelt
(1901–1909)

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.

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure endSecretary of WarPresident
1[[File:William Howard Taft.jpg100px]]William Howard Taft
(1857–1930)July 4,
1901February 1,
1904Elihu Root (1899–1904)William McKinley
(1897–1901)
Theodore Roosevelt
(1901–1909)
2[[File:Luke Edward Wright.jpg100px]]Luke Edward Wright
(1846–1922)February 1,
1904November 3,
1905William Howard Taft(1904–1908)
3[[File:Henry Clay Ide 710x1024.jpg100px]]Henry Clay Ide
(1844–1921)November 3,
1905September 19,
1906
[[File:GenJFSmith.jpg100px]]James Francis Smith
(1859–1928)September 20,
1906November 11,
1909
4Luke Edward Wright (1908–1909)
Jacob M. Dickinson (1909–1911)William Howard Taft
(1909–1913)
5[[File:W. Cameron Forbes cph.3b13852.jpg100px]]William Cameron Forbes
(1870–1959)November 11,
1909September 1,
1913
Henry L. Stimson (1911–1913)
Lindley Miller Garrison (1913–1916)Woodrow Wilson
(1913–1921)
[[File:Newton W. Gilbert (Governor General of the Philippines).jpg100px]]*Newton W. Gilbert
(1862–1939)
Acting Governor-General**September 1,
1913**October 6,
1913*
6[[File:Francis Burton Harrison, seated.jpg100px]]Francis Burton Harrison
(1873–1957)October 6,
1913March 5,
1921
Newton D. Baker (1916–1921)
John W. Weeks (1921–1925)Warren G. Harding
(1921–1923)
[[File:Charles Emmett Yeater (Philippines Governor General).jpg100px]]*Charles Yeater
(1861–1943)
Acting Governor-General**March 5,
1921**October 14,
1921*
7[[File:General Leonard Wood Rol BNF Gallica.jpg100px]]Leonard Wood
(1860–1927)October 14,
1921August 7,
1927
Calvin Coolidge
(1923–1929)
Dwight F. Davis (1925–1929)
[[File:Eugene Allen Gilmore in "The badger" (1916).jpg100px]]*Eugene Allen Gilmore
(1871–1953)
Acting Governor-General**August 7,
1927**December 27,
1927*
8[[File:Henry Stimson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1929.jpg100px]]Henry L. Stimson
(1867–1950)December 27,
1927February 23,
1929
[[File:Eugene Allen Gilmore in "The badger" (1916).jpg100px]]*Eugene Allen Gilmore
(1871–1953)
Acting Governor-General**February 23,
1929**July 8,
1929*
James W. Good (1929)Herbert Hoover
(1929–1933)
[[File:Dwight Davis, Bain bw photo portrait.jpg100px]]Dwight F. Davis
(1879–1945)July 8,
1929January 9,
1932
9
Patrick J. Hurley (1929–1933)
[[File:George C. Butte (Philippines Governor).jpg100px]]*George C. Butte
(1877–1940)
Acting Governor-General**January 9,
1932**February 29,
1932*
10[[File:LC-DIG-ggbain-37582.jpg100px]]Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
(1886–1944)February 29,
1932July 15,
1933
George Dern (1933–1936)Franklin D. Roosevelt
(1933–1945)
11[[File:Justice Frank Murphy.jpg100px]]Frank Murphy
(1890–1949)July 15,
1933November 14,
1935

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.

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure endPresident
1[[File:Justice Frank Murphy.jpg100px]]Frank Murphy
(1890–1949)November 14,
1935December 31,
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt
(1933–1945)
[[File:J. Weldon Jones.jpg100px]]*J. Weldon Jones
(1896–1982)
Acting High Commissioner**December 31,
1936**April 26,
1937*
2[[File:Paul V McNutt Oct 1941.jpg100px]]Paul V. McNutt
(1891–1955)April 26,
1937July 12,
1939
[[File:J. Weldon Jones.jpg100px]]*J. Weldon Jones
(1896–1982)
Acting High Commissioner**July 12,
1939**October 28,
1939*
3[[File:New Governor General of Philippines. Washington, D.C., July 27. Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secretary of State LCCN2016876006.jpg100px]]Francis Bowes Sayre Sr.
(1885–1972)October 28,
1939October 12,
1942
4[[File:Ickes.gif100px]]Harold L. Ickes
(1874–1952)October 12,
1942September 14,
1945
Harry S. Truman
(1945–1953)
5[[File:Paul V McNutt Oct 1941.jpg100px]]Paul V. McNutt
(1891–1955)September 14,
1945July 4,
1946

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.

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure endEmperor
1[[File:Honma Masaharu.jpg100px]]Masaharu Homma
(1887–1946)January 3,
1942June 8,
1942Hirohito
(1926–1989)
2[[File:Tanaka Shizuichi.jpg100px]]Shizuichi Tanaka
(1887–1945)June 8,
1942May 28,
1943
3[[File:Kuroda Shigenori.jpg100px]]Shigenori Kuroda
(1887–1952)May 28,
1943September 26,
1944
4[[File:Face detail, Yamashita Tomoyuki Osaka (cropped).jpg100px]]Tomoyuki Yamashita
(1885–1946)September 26,
1944September 2,
1945

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.

No.PortraitNameTenure startTenure end
1[[File:Luke Edward Wright.jpg100px]]Luke Edward Wright
(1846–1922)
October 29,
1901January 31,
1904
2[[File:Henry Clay Ide 710x1024.jpg100px]]Henry Clay Ide
(1844–1921)
February 1,
1904March 30,
1906
3[[File:W. Cameron Forbes cph.3b13852.jpg100px]]William Cameron Forbes
(1870–1959)
July 31,
1908November 10,
1909
4[[File:Newton W. Gilbert (Governor General of the Philippines).jpg100px]]Newton W. Gilbert
(1862–1939)
February 14,
1910November 30,
1913
5[[File:Henderson S. Martin.jpg100px]]Henderson S. Martin
December 1,
1913June 28,
1917
6[[File:Charles Emmett Yeater (Philippines Governor General).jpg100px]]Charles Yeater
(1861–1943)
June 29,
1917January 25,
1922
7[[File:Eugene Allen Gilmore in "The badger" (1916).jpg100px]]Eugene Allen Gilmore
(1871–1953)
January 26,
1922June 20,
1930
[[File:Nicholas Roosevelt, WWI.jpg100px]]*Nicholas Roosevelt**
(1893–1982)
Ad interim*
*July 29,
1930**September 24,
1930*
8[[File:George C. Butte (Philippines Governor).jpg100px]]George C. Butte
(1877–1940)
December 31,
1930June 30,
1932
9[[File:John Hodgman Holliday.jpg100px]]John H. Holliday
August 13,
1932September 1,
1933
10[[File:Joseph R. Hayden.tif100px]]Joseph R. Hayden
(1887–1945)
November 7,
1933November 15,
1935

Timelines

1750–1800

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1800–50

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1850–98

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1898–1946

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Notes

References

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  2. Personalist government of [[Philip IV of Spain. Philip IV]]
  3. As regent during the minority of his son, [[Charles II of Spain. Charles II]]
  4. As '''Chief Minister of Spain'''
  5. During the illness of [[Charles II of Spain. Charles II]]
  6. After the death of [[Charles II of Spain. Charles II]]
  7. Until the coronation of [[Philip of Anjou]]
  8. As '''Secretary of the Universal Bureau'''
  9. During the voyage of [[Philip V of Spain. Philip V]]
  10. As '''Secretary of State for the Navy and the Indies of Spain'''
  11. As '''[[First Secretary of State of Spain]]'''
  12. As '''[[Ministry of Overseas (Spain). Secretary of State for Indies]]'''
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