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Luis Pérez Dasmariñas
Luis Pérez Dasmariñas was a Spanish colonial official who served as Governor-General of the Philippines from 1590 to 1593, continuing his father's po…
Timeline
- c. 1534–1590New Spain/Philippines · Spanish PhilippinesBorn into the Spanish noble Dasmariñas family, he held posts in the colonial administration during and after his father Gómez's term as Governor-General of the Philippines, accumulating governing and military experience.
- 1590–1593Manila · Spanish PhilippinesTook office as governor-general in 1590, oversaw Manila's defenses and municipal construction, handled tributary trade affairs with the Ming dynasty, and suppressed local rebellions, consolidating Spanish rule in Luzon.
- 1594–1596Cambodia · CambodiaAfter leaving office, he led a joint Spanish-Filipino force to support the king of Cambodia against Vietnamese expansion, and was killed in 1596 in fighting around Lăng Xâm; the expedition ended in failure.
Sources
- John Leddy Phelan, The Hispanization of the Philippines — John Leddy Phelan (1959)
- Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson, The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson