Jesus T. Pinero was appointed by Harry S Truman as the first Native Puerto Rican Governor.
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.
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He founded the first Spanish settlement in New Mexico.
Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
antonio sedeno was the first spanish governor of Trinidad
Manuel Alvarez was the First Lieutenant Governor of the Territory of New Mexico.
Spanish Governor's Palace was created in 1749.
* The first Governor of New France was Sauvole de la Villantry. * The first Spanish Governor was Antonio de Ulloa. * The first French Governor after Spain's cessesstion back to France was Pierre de Laussat. * The First US Governor of Louisiana Territory was William Claiborne. * The First Governor of the US State of Louisiana was William Claiborne. * The First Governor of Confederat Louisiana was Thomas Overton Moore. * The First Governor of Union held Louisiana. * The First Governor during Reconstruction was James Wells. * The First Governor after Reconstruction was Henry Warmoth.
The governor of a Spanish fortress might be called a Captain. The governor of a Spanish fortress might also be called a Conquistador or a General.
William Howard Taft.
Juan de Onate was the first Spanish Governor of New Mexico.
Columbus 2nd voyage was on November 19, 1493. In 1508, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León became the island's first governor to take office. So at the time of the 2nd voyage the island didn't have a Spanish governor.