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About Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa
Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa was a Spanish army officer who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines from July 16, 1844, to December 26, 1849.
Clavería is widely recognized as a reformist and modernizing administrator. He traveled through many provinces trying to learn the needs of Filipinos. He encouraged agriculture, improved the streets and suburbs of Manila, and succeeded in helping the country. He was given the title Count of Manila. The towns of Claveria in Misamis Oriental province, Claveria in Masbate province, and Claveria in Cagayan province were named in his honor.
His grandson, Narciso Clavería y de Palacios, 3rd Count of Manila, was an architect who designed the Toledo Railway Station.
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Acerca de Narcís Claveria i Zaldua (Català)
Narcís Claveria i Zaldua fou un militar gironí que exercí entre 1844 i 1849 la Capitania General de les Filipines.
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Acerca de Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa (Español)
Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa fue un militar español que ejerció entre 1844 y 1849 de gobernador y capitán general de las Filipinas. Hasta el año 1822, los capitanes generales eran civiles, pero a partir de ese año con la independencia de Filipinas del virreinato de Nueva España, lo fueron siempre militares.
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Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa's Timeline
| 1795 |
May 2, 1795
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Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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May 3, 1795
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Església de Sant Feliu, Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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| 1832 |
August 27, 1832
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Soraluze, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain
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| 1836 |
May 29, 1836
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Valladolid, Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
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| 1839 |
March 20, 1839
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Palencia, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain
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| 1841 |
August 17, 1841
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Valladolid, Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
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| 1846 |
1846
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Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
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| 1851 |
June 26, 1851
Age 56
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Calle de Hortaleza, 132, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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June 27, 1851
Age 56
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Sacramental de San Ginés y San Luis, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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