Governor-General of the Philippines

The Governor-General of the Philippines (Spanish: Gobernador-General de las Filipinas/Capitán General de las Filipinas; Filipino: Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas/Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas; Japanese: フィリピン総督 (Firipin sōtoku)) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain (1565–1898) 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.

Governor-General of the Philippines
Gobernador-General de las Filipinas/Capitán General de las Filipinas
Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas/Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas
フィリピン総督
ResidenceFort San Pedro (1565–1572)
Palacio del Gobernador (1572–1863)
Malacañang Palace (1863–1945)
Mansion House (1942–1945)
Appointer
Viceroy of New Spain
Monarch of Spain
Monarch of Great Britain
President of the United States
Emperor of Japan
PrecursorVarious,
the barangay system
Formation27 April 1565
First holderMiguel López de Legazpi
(under Spain)
Dawsonne Drake
(under Great Britain)
Wesley Merritt
(under the United States)
Masaharu Homma
(under Japan)
Final holderDiego de los Ríos
(under Spain)
Dawsonne Drake
(under Great Britain)
Frank Murphy
(under the United States)
Tomoyuki Yamashita
(under Japan)
Abolished6 October 1945
Succession President of the Philippines

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.

Under New Spain (1565–1761)

From 1565 to 1898, the Philippines was under Spanish rule. From 1565–1821, 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 appoints a temporary governor from among its members.

After 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.

  Ad interim   Real Audiencia

# Picture Name From Until Viceroy of New Spain Monarch
1 Miguel López de Legazpi April 27, 1565 August 20, 1572
Francisco Ceinos,
Dean of the Audiencia
(August 1, 1564 – October 19, 1566)
Philip II
Felipe II
House of Habsburg
(July 25, 1554 – September 13, 1598)

Gastón Carrillo de Peralta y Bosquete,
3rd Marquess of Falces
(October 19, 1566 – November 11, 1567)

Licenciado Alonso de Muñoz and
Licenciado Luís Carrillo
(November 11, 1567 – April 1568)

Licenciado Alonso de Muñoz
(April 1568 – April 14, 1568)

Francisco Ceinos,
Dean of the Audiencia
(April 14, 1568 – November 4, 1568)

Martín Enríquez de Almanza
(November 5, 1568 – October 4, 1580)

2 Guido de Lavezaris August 20, 1572 August 25, 1575
3 Francisco de Sande August 25, 1575 April 1580
4 Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa April 1580 March 10, 1583

Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza,
4th Count of La Coruña
(October 4, 1580 – June 19, 1583)
5 Diego Ronquillo March 10, 1583 May 16, 1584

Luís de Villanueva y Zapata,
Dean of the Audiencia
(June 19, 1583 – September 24, 1584)
6 Santiago de Vera May 16, 1584 May 1590

Pedro de Moya y Contrerás
(Archbishop of Mexico)
(September 25, 1584 – October 17, 1585)

Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga
1st Marquess of Villamanrique
(October 17, 1585 – January 27, 1590)
7 Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas June 1, 1590 October 25, 1593
Luís de Velasco
Marquess of Salinas
(January 27, 1590 – November 5, 1595)
8 Pedro de Rojas October 1593 December 3, 1593
9 Luís Pérez Dasmariñas December 3, 1593 July 14, 1596

Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca,
5th Count of Monterrey
(November 5, 1595 – October 27, 1603)
10 Francisco de Tello de Guzmán July 14, 1596 May 1602

Philip III
Felipe III
House of Habsburg
(September 13, 1598 – March 31, 1621)
11 Pedro Bravo de Acuña May 1602 June 24, 1606

Juan de Mendoza y Luna,
Marquess of Montesclaros
(October 27, 1603 – July 2, 1607)
12 Cristóbal Téllez de Almanza
(Real Audiencia)		 June 24, 1606 June 15, 1608

Luís de Velasco
Marquess of Salinas
(July 2, 1607 – June 19, 1611)
13 Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia June 15, 1608 April 1609
14 Juan de Silva April 1609 April 19, 1616

García Guerra, O.P.
(Archbishop of Mexico)
(June 19, 1611 – February 22, 1612)

Pedro Otárola,
Dean of the Audiencia
(22 February 1612 – 18 October 1612)

Diego Fernández de Córdoba,
Marquess of Guadalcázar and Count of Posadas
(October 18, 1612 – March 14, 1621)
15 Andrés Alcaraz
(Real Audiencia)		 April 19, 1616 July 3, 1618
16 Alonso Fajardo de Entenza July 3, 1618 July 1624

Paz de Valecillo,
Dean of the Audiencia
(March 14, 1621 – September 11, 1621)
Philip IV
Felipe IV
House of Habsburg
(March 31, 1621 – September 17, 1665)

Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel,
1st Marquess of Gélves
(September 12, 1621 – November 1, 1624)
17 Jeronimo de Silva
(Real Audiencia)		 July 1624 June 1625

Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio de Toledo,
3rd Marquess of Cerralvo
(November 3, 1624 – September 16, 1635)
18 Fernándo de Silva July 1624 June 29, 1626
19 Juan Niño de Tabora June 29, 1626 July 22, 1632
20 Lorenzo de Olaza y Lecubarri
(Real Audiencia)		 July 22, 1632 1633
21 Juan Cerezo de Salamanca August 29, 1633 June 25, 1635
22 Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera June 25, 1635 August 11, 1644

Lope Díez de Aux de Armendáriz,
Marquess of Cadreita
(September 16, 1635 – August 28, 1640)

Diego Roque López Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla,
7th Duke of Escalona, 7th Marquess of Villena and 7th Count of Xiquena
(August 28, 1640 – June 10, 1642)

Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
(Bishop of Puebla)
(June 10, 1642 – November 23, 1642)

García Sarmiento de Sotomayor,
2nd Count of Salvatierra and Marquess of Sobroso
(November 23, 1642 – May 14, 1648)
23 Diego Fajardo Chacón August 11, 1644 July 25, 1653

Marcos de Torres y Rueda
(Bishop of Yucatan)
(May 15, 1648 – April 22, 1649)

Matías de Peralta,
Dean of the Audiencia
(April 22, 1649 – June 28, 1650)

Luis Enríquez de Guzmán,
9th Count of Alba de Liste and Marquess of Villaflor
(June 28, 1650 – August 15, 1653)
24 Sabiniano Manrique de Lara July 25, 1653 September 8, 1663
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva,
8th Duke of Alburquerque, Marquess of Cuéllar, Count of Ledesma and of Huelma
(August 15, 1653 – September 16, 1660)

Juan de Leyva de la Cerda,
Marquess of Adrada
(September 16, 1660 – June 29, 1664)
25 Diego de Salcedo September 8, 1663 September 28, 1668

Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas
(Bishop of Puebla)
(June 29, 1664 – October 15, 1664)
Charles II
Carlos II
House of Habsburg
(September 17, 1665 – November 1, 1700)

Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar,
2nd Marquess of Mancera
(October 16, 1664 – November 20, 1673)
26 Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz September 28, 1668 September 24, 1669
27 Manuel de León September 24, 1669 September 21, 1677

Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal y Castro,
6th Duke of Veragua, 6th Marquess of Jamaica and 6th Count of Gelves
(November 20, 1673 – December 13, 1673)

Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.S.A.
(Bishop of Guatemala and Archbishop of Mexico)
(December 13, 1673 – November 7, 1680)
28 Francisco Coloma y Maceda
(Real Audiencia)		 April 11, 1677 September 25, 1677
29 Francisco Sotomayor y Mansilla
(Real Audiencia)		 September 21, 1677 September 28, 1678
30 Juan de Vargas y Hurtado September 28, 1678 August 24, 1684

Tomás Antonio Manuel Lorenzo de la Cerda y Aragón
3rd Marquess of La Laguna de Camero Viejo
(November 7, 1680 – June 16, 1686)
31 Gabriel de Curuzealegui y Arriola August 24, 1684 April 1689

Melchor Portocarrero y Lasso de la Vega,
3rd Count of Monclova
(June 16, 1686 – November 20, 1688)

Gaspar Melchor Baltasar de la Cerda Silva Sandoval y Mendoza,
8th Count of Galve, Lord of Salcedón and Tortola
(November 20, 1688 – February 27, 1696)
32 Alonso de Avila Fuertes
(Real Audiencia)		 April 1689 July 1690
33 Fausto Cruzat y Gongora July 25, 1690 December 8, 1701

Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño
(Bishop of Durango, Guatemala, Michoacán and Archbishop of Mexico)
(February 27, 1696 – December 18, 1696)
Philip V
Felipe V
House of Bourbon
(November 1, 1700 – January 15, 1724)

José Sarmiento Valladares Arines de Romay,
1st Duke of Atrisco, Count of Moctezuma and of Tula
(December 18, 1696 – November 4, 1701)
34 Domingo Zabálburu de Echevarri December 8, 1701 August 25, 1709
Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño
(Archbishop of Mexico)
(November 4, 1701 – November 27, 1702)

Francisco V Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez y Fernández de la Cueva,
10th Duke of Alburquerque and Marquess of Cuéllar
(November 27, 1702 – November 13, 1710)
35 Martín de Urzúa y Arizmendi, count of Lizárraga August 25, 1709 February 4, 1715

Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva,

1st Duke of Linares and Marquess of Valdefuentes
(November 13, 1710 – July 16, 1716)

36 José Torralba
(Real Audiencia)		 February 4, 1715 August 9, 1717

Baltasar de Zúñiga Guzmán Sotomayor y Mendoza,
1st Duke of Arión and Marquess of Valero
(July 16, 1716 – October 15, 1722)
37 Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda August 9, 1717 October 11, 1719
- Archbishop Francisco de la Cuesta
(Acting)		 October 11, 1719 August 6, 1721
38 Toribio José Cosio y Campo August 6, 1721 August 14, 1729

Louis I
Luis Felipe
House of Bourbon
(January 15, 1724 – August 31, 1724)

Juan de Acuña y Bejarano,
2nd Marquess of Casa Fuerte
(October 15, 1722 – March 17, 1734)
Philip V
Felipe V
House of Bourbon
(September 6, 1724 – July 9, 1746)
39 Fernándo Valdés y Tamon August 14, 1729 July 1739

Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta
(Archbishop of Mexico)
(March 17, 1734 – August 17, 1740)
40 Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala July 1739 September 21, 1745

Pedro de Castro Figueroa y Salazar,
1st Duke of La Conquista and 1st Marquess of Gracia Real
(August 17, 1740 – August 22, 1741)

Pedro Malo de Villavicencio,
President of the Audiencia
(August 23, 1741 – November 2, 1742)

Pedro Cebrián y Agustín,
5th Count of Fuenclara
(November 3, 1742 – July 9, 1746)
- Archbishop Juan de Arechederra
(Acting)		 September 21, 1745 July 20, 1750

Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas,
1st Count of Revillagigedo
(July 9, 1746 – November 9, 1755)		 Ferdinand VI
Fernando VI
House of Bourbon
(July 9, 1746 – August 10, 1759)
41 Francisco José de Ovando, 1st Marquis of Brindisi July 20, 1750 July 26, 1754
42 Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban July 26, 1754 May 31, 1759

Agustín de Ahumada y Villalón,
Marquess of Amarillas
(November 10, 1755 – February 5, 1760)
- Bishop Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta
(Acting)		 June 1759 May 31, 1761

Francisco Antonio de Echávarri,
Dean of the Audiencia
(February 5, 1760 – April 28, 1760)
Charles III
Carlos III
House of Bourbon
(August 10, 1759 – December 14, 1788)

Francisco Cajigal de la Vega
(April 28, 1760 – October 5, 1760)

Joaquín de Montserrat,
Marquess of Cruillas
(October 5, 1760 – August 24, 1766)
- Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
(Acting)		 July 1761 October 6, 1762

British occupation of Manila (1761–1764)

After the Spanish defeat at the Battle of Manila in 1762, the Philippines was shortly governed simultaneously by two Governors-General of the Spanish Empire and 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.

# Picture Name From Until Monarch
43 Simón de Anda y Salazar
(Provisional Government in Bacolor, Pampanga)		 October 6, 1762 February 10, 1764
Charles III
Carlos III
House of Bourbon
(August 10, 1759 – December 14, 1788)
44 Dawsonne Drake November 2, 1762 May 31, 1764
George III
House of Hanover
(October 25, 1760 – January 29, 1820)

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 colonies were part of the First French Empire as part of Napoleon's invasion and occupation of Spain, until Joseph Bonaparte's abdication in December 11, 1813, following the aftermath of the Battle of Vitoria and the invasion of France through Spain by the Duke of Wellington.

# Picture Name From Until Viceroy of New Spain Monarch
45 Francisco Javier de la Torre March 17, 1764 July 6, 1765

Joaquín de Montserrat,
Marquess of Cruillas
(October 5, 1760 – August 24, 1766)
Charles III
Carlos III
House of Bourbon
(August 10, 1759 – December 14, 1788)
46 José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez July 6, 1765 July 1770

Carlos Francisco de Croix,
Marquess of Croix
(August 24, 1766 – September 22, 1771)

(43) Simón de Anda y Salazar July 1770 October 30, 1776

Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa
(September 22, 1771 – April 9, 1779)

47 Pedro de Sarrio October 30, 1776 July 1778
48 José Basco y Vargas July 1778 September 22, 1787

Francisco Romá y Rosell,
Regent of the Audiencia
(April 10, 1779 – August 22, 1779)

Martín de Mayorga Ferrer,
Captain General of Guatemala
(August 23, 1779 – April 28, 1783)

Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo,
Captain General of Guatemala
(April 28, 1783 – October 20, 1784)

Vicente de Herrera y Rivero,
Regent of the Audiencia
(October 20, 1784 – June 17, 1785)

Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid,
1st Viscount of Galveston and 1st Count of Gálvez
(June 17, 1785 – November 30, 1786)

Eusebio Sánchez Pareja y Beleño
Regent of the Audiencia
(November 30, 1786 – May 8, 1787)

Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta
(Archbishop of Mexico)
(May 8, 1787 – August 16, 1787)

Manuel Antonio Flórez Maldonado
(August 16, 1787 – October 16, 1789)
(47) Pedro de Sarrio September 22, 1787 July 1, 1788
49 Félix Berenguer de Marquina July 1, 1788 September 1, 1793

Charles IV
Carlos IV
House of Bourbon
(December 14, 1788 –

March 19, 1808)


Juan Vicente de Güemes Pacheco de Padilla y Horcasitas,
2nd Count of Revillagigedo
(October 17, 1789 – July 11, 1794)
50 Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León September 1, 1793 August 7, 1806

Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca de Carini y Branciforte,
1st Marquess of Branciforte
(July 12, 1794 – May 31, 1798)

Miguel José de Azanza Alegría,
1st Duke of Santa Fe
(May 31, 1798 – April 30, 1800)

Félix Berenguer de Marquina
(April 30, 1800 – January 4, 1803)

José de Iturrigaray
(January 4, 1803 – September 16, 1808)
51  

 
 Mariano Fernández de Folgueras August 7, 1806 March 4, 1810

Pedro de Garibay
(16 September 1808 – 19 July 1809)
Ferdinand VII
Fernando VII
House of Bourbon
(March 19, 1808 – May 6, 1808)

Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont
(Archbishop of Mexico)
(July 19, 1809 – May 8, 1810)
Joseph Bonaparte
José Napoleón
House of Bonaparte
(June 6, 1808 – December 11, 1813)
52 Manuel Gonzalez de Aguilar March 4, 1810 September 4, 1813
Pedro Catani
(May 8, 1810 – September 14, 1810)

Francisco Javier Venegas,
1st Marquess of Reunión and of New Spain
(September 14, 1810 – March 4, 1813)

Félix María Calleja del Rey,
1st Count of Calderón
(March 4, 1813 – September 20, 1816)
53 José Gardoqui Jaraveitia September 4, 1813 December 10, 1816

Juan Ruiz de Apodaca,
1st Count of Venadito
(September 20, 1816 – July 5, 1821)
Ferdinand VII
Fernando VII
House of Bourbon
(December 11, 1813 – September 29, 1833)
(51) Mariano Fernández de Folgueras December 10, 1816 September 15, 1821

Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo
(July 15, 1821 – July 21, 1821)

Juan O'Donojú
(July 21, 1821 – September 28, 1821)

Direct Spanish control (1821–1898)

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.

# Picture Name From Until Monarch
(51) Mariano Fernández de Folgueras September 16, 1821 October 30, 1822
Ferdinand VII
Fernando VII
House of Bourbon
(December 11, 1813 – September 29, 1833)
54 Juan Antonio Martínez October 30, 1822 October 14, 1825
55 Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca October 14, 1825 December 23, 1830
56 Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo December 23, 1830 March 1, 1835

Isabella II
Isabel II
House of Bourbon
(September 29, 1833 – September 30, 1868)
57 Gabriel de Torres March 1, 1835 April 23, 1835
58 Joaquín de Crame April 23, 1835 September 9, 1835
59 Pedro Antonio Salazar Castillo y Varona September 9, 1835 August 27, 1837
60 Andrés García Camba August 27, 1837 December 29, 1838
61 Luis Lardizábal December 29, 1838 February 14, 1841
62 Marcelino de Oraá February 14, 1841 June 17, 1843
63 Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre June 17, 1843 July 16, 1844
64 Narciso Clavería, 1st Count of Manila July 16, 1844 December 26, 1849
65 Antonio María Blanco December 26, 1849 July 29, 1850
66 Antonio de Urbistondo y Eguía July 29, 1850 December 20, 1853
67 Ramón Montero y Blandino December 20, 1853 February 2, 1854
68 Manuel Pavía, 1st Marquis of Novaliches February 2, 1854 October 28, 1854
(67) Ramón Montero y Blandino October 28, 1854 November 20, 1854
69 Manuel Crespo y Cebrían November 20, 1854 December 5, 1856
(67) Ramón Montero y Blandino December 5, 1856 March 9, 1857
70 Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero March 9, 1857 January 12, 1860
71 Ramón María Solano y Llanderal January 12, 1860 August 29, 1860
72 Juan Herrera Dávila August 29, 1860 February 2, 1861
73 José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González February 2, 1861 July 7, 1862
74 Salvador Valdés July 7, 1862 July 9, 1862
75 Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham July 9, 1862 March 24, 1865
76 Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez March 24, 1865 April 25, 1865
77 Juan de Lara e Irigoyen April 25, 1865 July 13, 1866
78 José Laureano de Sanz y Posse July 13, 1866 September 21, 1866
79 Juan Antonio Osorio September 21, 1866 September 27, 1866
(76) Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez September 27, 1866 October 26, 1866
80 José de la Gándara y Navarro October 26, 1866 June 7, 1869
No Monarch
81 Manuel Maldonado June 7, 1869 June 23, 1869
82 Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada June 23, 1869 April 4, 1871

Amadeo I

House of Savoy
(December 16, 1870 – February 11, 1873)

83 Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutíerrez April 4, 1871 January 8, 1873
84 Manuel MacCrohon January 8, 1873 January 24, 1873
85 Juan Alaminos y Vivar January 24, 1873 March 17, 1874
No Monarch
- Manuel Blanco Valderrama
(Acting)		 March 17, 1874 June 18, 1874
86 José Malcampo y Monje June 18, 1874 February 28, 1877

Alfonso XII
House of Bourbon
(December 29, 1874 – November 25, 1885)
87 Domingo Moriones y Murillo February 28, 1877 March 20, 1880
88 Rafael Rodríguez Arias March 20, 1880 April 15, 1880
89 Fernando Primo de Rivera, 1st Marquis of Estella April 15, 1880 March 10, 1883
- Emilio Molíns 1st term,
(Acting)		 March 10, 1883 April 7, 1883
90 Joaquín Jovellar April 7, 1883 April 1, 1885
- Emilio Molíns 2nd term,
(Acting)		 April 1, 1885 April 4, 1885
91 Emilio Terrero y Perinat April 4, 1885 April 25, 1888

Alfonso XIII
House of Bourbon
(May 17, 1886 – August 14, 1898)
- Antonio Moltó y Díaz Berrio
(Acting)		 April 25, 1888 June 4, 1888
- Federico Lobatón y Prieto
(Acting)		 June 4, 1888 June 5, 1888
92 Valeriano Wéyler June 5, 1888 November 17, 1891
93 Eulogio Despujol November 17, 1891 March 1, 1893
- Federico Ochando
(Acting)		 March 1, 1893 May 4, 1893
94 Ramón Blanco, 1st Marquis of Peña Plata May 4, 1893 December 13, 1896
- Camilo de Polavieja, 1st Marquis of Polavieja
(Acting)		 December 13, 1896 April 15, 1897
- José de Lachambre
(Acting)		 April 15, 1897 April 23, 1897
95 Fernando Primo de Rivera, 1st Marquis of Estella April 23, 1897 April 11, 1898
96 Basilio Augustín[1] April 11, 1898 July 24, 1898
- Fermín Jáudenes[1]
(Acting)		 July 24, 1898 August 13, 1898
- Francisco Rizzo[1]
(Acting)		 August 13, 1898 September 1898
- Diego de los Rios[1]
(Acting)		 September 1898 June 3, 1899

United States Military Government (1898–1902)
See also: United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands

The city of Manila was captured by American expeditionary forces on 13 August 1898.[2] On 14 August 1898, the terms of the Spanish capitulation were signed. From this date, American government in the Philippines begins.[2] General Wesley Merritt, in accordance with the instructions of the United States President, issued a proclamation announcing the establishment of United States military rule.[2]

During the transition period, executive authority in all civil affairs in the Philippine government was exercised by the military governor.

# Picture Name From Until President
1 Wesley Merritt August 14, 1898[3] August 30, 1898[4]
William McKinley
(March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901)
2 Elwell S. Otis August 28, 1898 May 5, 1900
3 Arthur MacArthur, Jr. May 5, 1900[5] July 4, 1901
4 Adna Chaffee[6] July 4, 1901 July 4, 1902

Insular Government (1901–1935)
See also: Insular Government

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.[7] Disagreements between the two were not uncommon.[8] The following year, on July 4, 1902, Taft became the sole executive authority.[6] Chaffee remained commander of the Philippine Division until September 30, 1902.[9]

After his retirement as Civil Governor, Governor Taft was appointed Secretary of War and he secured for his successor the adoption by Congress[10] 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".[2] The term "insular" (from insula, the Latin word for island)[11] 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.[12][13]

OO Picture Name From Until President
1 William Howard Taft July 4, 1901 February 1, 1904
William McKinley
(March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901)

Theodore Roosevelt
(September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909)


Theodore Roosevelt
(September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909)
2 Luke Edward Wright February 1, 1904 November 3, 1905
3 Henry Clay Ide November 3, 1905 September 19, 1906
4 James Francis Smith September 20, 1906 November 11, 1909
5 William Cameron Forbes November 11, 1909 September 1, 1913
William Howard Taft
(March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913)
- Newton W. Gilbert
(Acting Governor-General)		 September 1, 1913 October 6, 1913
Woodrow Wilson

(March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)

6 Francis Burton Harrison October 6, 1913 March 5, 1921
- Charles Yeater
(Acting Governor-General)		 March 5, 1921 October 14, 1921
Warren G. Harding
(March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923)

Calvin Coolidge
(August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929)
7 Leonard Wood October 14, 1921 August 7, 1927
- Eugene Allen Gilmore
(Acting Governor-General)		 August 7, 1927 December 27, 1927

Calvin Coolidge
(August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929)
8 Henry L. Stimson December 27, 1927 February 23, 1929
- Eugene Allen Gilmore
(Acting Governor-General)		 February 23, 1929 July 8, 1929
Herbert Hoover
(March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933)
9 Dwight F. Davis July 8, 1929 January 9, 1932
- George C. Butte
(Acting Governor-General)		 January 9, 1932 February 29, 1932
10 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. February 29, 1932 July 15, 1933
11 Frank Murphy July 15, 1933 November 14, 1935
Became High Commissioner to the Philippines
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945)

High Commissioner to the Philippines (1935–42 and 1945–46)
See also: High Commissioner to the Philippines

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.

# Picture Name From Until President
1 Frank Murphy November 14, 1935 April 26, 1937
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945)
2 Paul V. McNutt April 26, 1937 July 12, 1939
3 Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr. April 12, 1939 October 12, 1942
4 Paul V. McNutt September 14, 1945 July 4, 1946
Following Philippine independence became
1st U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines
Harry S. Truman
(April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953)

Japanese military governors (1942–1945)

In December 1941, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was invaded by Japan as part of World War II. The next year, the Empire of Japan sent a military governor to control the country during wartime, followed by the formal establishment of the puppet second republic.[14]

# Picture Name From Until Emperor
1 Homma Masaharu
本間 雅晴		 January 3, 1942 June 8, 1942
Emperor Hirohito (Shōwa)
昭和天皇
2 Tanaka Shizuichi
田中 静壱		 June 8, 1942 May 28, 1943
3 Kuroda Shigenori
黒田 重徳		 May 28, 1943 September 26, 1944
4 Yamashita Tomoyuki
山下 奉文		 September 26, 1944 September 2, 1945

On September 2, 1945, the Governor-General position of the Philippines has now been abolished and the Philippines' independence had been proclaimed helped by the United States on the 4th of July 1946 on the presidency of Manuel Roxas. The 4th President of the Philippines.

Timelines

1750–1800

1800–1850

1850–1898

1898–1946

See also

Notes
  1. Peterson 2007, p. 11.
  2. David P. Barrows; The Governor-General of the Philippines under Spain and the United States; The American Historical Review Vol. 21, No. 2 (Jan., 1916), pp. 288-311 (PDF)
  3. Halstead, Murat (1898). The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico. p. 116.
  4. Tucker, Spencer (2009). The Encyclopedia of the Spanish–American and Philippine–American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-85109-951-1.
  5. Pershing, John J. (2013). My Life Before the World War, 1860--1917: A Memoir. University Press of Kentucky. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-8131-4199-2.
  6. Elliott (1917), p. 509
  7. Elliott (1917), p. 4
  8. Tanner (1901), p. 383
  9. Philippine Academy of Social Sciences (1967). Philippine social sciences and humanities review. pp. 40.
  10. Act of Congress of February 6, 1905 entitled: "An Act To amend an Act approved July first, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act temporarily to provide for the administration of the affairs of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes," and to amend an Act approved March eighth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act temporarily to provide revenue for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes" and to amend an Act March second, nineteen hundred and three, entitled "An Act to establish a standard of value and to provide for a coinage system in the Philippine Islands," and to provide for the more efficient administration of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes." Section 8 thereof provided that "the civil governor of the Philippine Islands shall hereafter be known as the governor-general of the Philippine Islands.
  11. "Island - from English to Latin". Google Translate. Retrieved on 2013-08-07.
  12. "Definitions of Insular Area Political Organizations" Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. U.S. Department of the Interior.
  13. "Insular". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved on 2013-08-07.
  14. Cahoon (2000)

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