Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala
Juan de Arechederra | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Flanders |
| Died | 21 September 1745 Manila |
| Profession | Brigadier General |
Gaspar Antonio de la Torre y Ayala served as the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines from July 1739 until his death on 21 September 1745.[1]
As Governor-General of the Philippines
Gaspar de la Torre arrived in the Philippines with the mission to urge the
There were continued incursions from pirates based from Sulu and Mindanao leading the governor-general to retaliate harshly.[2]
In 1744, he faced a revolt led by
Gaspar de la Torre died on 21 September 1745. By virtue of a royal decree issued earlier on 15 August 1734, the highest governing person in the Philippine Islands was to take responsibility of running the government in case of death of the incumbent governor-general. By consequence, the position of acting governor-general of the Philippines was occupied by Archbishop
See also
- Juan de Arechederra
- Francisco Dagohoy
- Dagohoy Rebellion
Sources
- ISSN 0034-8341. Retrieved 16 February 2018 – via Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).
- ^ a b MCNBiografias.com. "Torre y Ayala, Gaspar de la (¿-1745). » MCNBiografias.com". www.mcnbiografias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ Barquilla 1990, p.624
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