Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa
Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines | |
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In office April 1580 – 10 March 1583 | |
Monarch | Philip II of Spain |
Governor | (Viceroy of New Spain) Martín Enríquez de Almanza Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, 5th Count of Coruña |
Preceded by | Francisco de Sande |
Succeeded by | Diego Ronquillo |
Personal details | |
Born | Arévalo, Spain |
Died | 10 March 1583 Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
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Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa (died 10 March 1583),
Governorship
His first official action was to order Manila to become Philippines's political and economic capital in 1582. That same year, he established the Palacio del Gobernador (Governor's Palace) in Intramuros, Manila to integrate all governmental activities in the Philippines.[2]
On 30 March 1582 he issued a decree stating that no person may leave the country without his permission. Ronquillo de Peñalosa, according to the content of his order, was informed that some
In June 1582, the first
In his dated letter of 16 June 1582, Ronquillo de Peñalosa suggested to the King of Spain of further fortifications of Spanish footholds in the country. He also said that the Spaniards must dominate the Portuguese in Moluccas, and planned for possible seizing of
Post-governorship and death
Former governor-general Francisco de Sande's chief enemy and Manila's attorney-general Captain Gabriel de Rivera filed a complaint against Ronquillo de Peñalosa for being the captain-general of the Philippines for life. In 1583, upon processing of Rivera's complaint, Ronquillo de Peñalosa died at his house in Manila. He was succeeded by his own nephew, Diego Ronquillo in office.[7]
References
- ^ "Spanish Governors of the Philippines, 1565-1616", PhilippineHistory.net, retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Letter from Ronquillo de Penalosa to Felipe II". Retrieved 2009-10-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ordinance Restricting Departure from the Islands". Retrieved 2009-10-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Letter from Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa to Felipe II". Retrieved 2009-10-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Letter from Peñalosa to Felipe II". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Letter from Peñalosa to Felipe II". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Complaints Against Peñalosa". Retrieved 2009-10-17.[permanent dead link]