Domingo Teran de los Rios
The Governor General was appointed by Spain and he generally ruled with an iron fist and intended to grab as much wealth as possible during his term in office.
A Spanish province in Latin America was called a viceroyalty.
The US first appointed governor generals in the year of 1898, after the conclusion of the Spanish-American War. The first American governor-general, William Howard Taft, began his term in 1901. he would continue until the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935.
In 1508, the governor of Hispaniola was Nicolás de Ovando. He was appointed by the Spanish Crown and served in this role from 1502 to 1511. Ovando's administration is noted for its efforts to establish Spanish control over the island and to promote colonization and agriculture, although it also faced challenges, including conflicts with the indigenous Taíno population.
William Howard Taft was the first US Civil Governor of the Philippines, but he got that appointment AFTER the Spanish-American War. There was no American governor f the Philippines during the Spanish-American War because until the war was over the Philippines were a Spanish possession and had a Spanish governor.
Viceroys were appointed to rule Spanish provinces in the king's name.
An appointed Governor General.
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Leonard Wood, a physician who served in the United States Army, was appointed as the Military Governor of Cuba. He passed away in 1927.
General Leonard Wood was the Governor General of Cuba from 1899 to 1902.
Before its independence, Mexico was considered an overseas territory of the Spanish Crown. This means that it was treated as another Spanish province, and was ruled by a Viceroy, appointed by the Spanish Monarch.
Spanish Florida had no defined boundaries, but included areas in Cuba and Florida. The territory's governor during the early 1500s was Hernando de Soto.
Manuel Alvarez was the First Lieutenant Governor of the Territory of New Mexico.
He was appointed by the Spanish crown after showing his worth as a high-ranking assistant to the Governor of Hispañola.
The Governor General was appointed by Spain and he generally ruled with an iron fist and intended to grab as much wealth as possible during his term in office.
A Spanish province in Latin America was called a viceroyalty.
Jesus T. Pinero was appointed by Harry S Truman as the first Native Puerto Rican Governor.