Guido de Lavezaris
Guido de Lavezaris | |
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2nd Governor-General of the Philippines | |
In office August 20, 1572 – August 25, 1575 | |
Monarch | Philip II of Spain |
Governor | (Viceroy of New Spain) Martín Enríquez de Almanza |
Preceded by | Miguel López de Legazpi |
Succeeded by | Francisco de Sande |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1512 Seville, Spain |
Died | c. 1581 (aged 68–69) Manila, Philippines |
Occupation | colonial administrator and official |
Guido de Lavezaris (c. 1512 – d. 1581) was the second
Early life
Little was known of Governor-General Lavezares. In 1543, he became a member of the Villalobos Expedition that traveled to the Philippines.[1] He became the royal treasurer of the expedition during the navigation. Later on, he was one of several prisoners who escaped from a prison in Ambon Island when Villalobos' crew and ships were captured by the patrolling Portuguese.[2]
Governorship
During his governorship, he directed Legazpi's grandson
In 1574, he defeated the notorious
Post-governorship
He never returned to Spain but retired as a wealthy
Bibliography
Maura, Juan Francisco. La Relación del suceso de la venida del tirano chino del gobernador Guido de Lavezares (1575): Épica española en Asia en el siglo XVI. Edición, transcripción y notas (incluye facsimil del manuscrito original), Juan Francisco Maura. Lemir (Departamento de Filología Hispánica de la Universidad de Valencia)[5] 2004.
References
- Captain-major Gonzalo Pereira attacked Cebuthe following year.
- ^ a b c Morga, Antonio de. (2004). The Project Gutenberg Edition Book : History of the Philippine Islands - 1521 to the beginning of the XVII century. Volume 1 and 2.
- ^ a b c Sakop Espanol sa Pilipinas (in Tagalog).
- ^ de Sande, Francisco; others (May 26, 1576). "Encomiendas forbidden to Royal Officials". Filipiniana.net. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Guido de Lavezares, Relacion del suceso de la venida del tirano".