Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero
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Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero, a man of Basque descent, was a lieutenant general before becoming the 104th Governor of Puerto Rico
and the 78th governor of the Philippines
under Spanish colonial rule
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in 1858, in reaction of Spain
to the death of the bishop of Tonkin
, hern Monsignor Jose Sanjurjo Diaz, on July 20, 1857. It served as aid to the French, the self-proclaimed protector of Catholicism in overseas territories. The expedition raised hopes of increasing Philippine trade in Asia, however, the vigor was not renewed. At the Siege of Tourane, the Spanish navy was represented by the armed despatch vessel El Cano, only one of the initial 13 warships used during the campaign. The transport included a marine artillery battery and 1,000 troops drawn from the Spanish garrison of the Philippines, mostly Tagalogs and Visayans. The same force was used in the Siege of Saigon
. In 1860, most of the Spanish forces under the command of Admiral Bernardo Ruiz de Lanzarote was withdrawn on French request.
Governor of Puerto Rico
The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...
and the 78th governor of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
under Spanish colonial rule
Spain
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Puerto Rico
He did extensive infrastructure work in Puerto Rico. One example was the bridge known as General Norzagaray's Grand Bridge, which crossed the Los Frailes stream. Arsenals were constructed, and a cavalry was created.Philippines
Norzagaray authorized establishments of houses of foreign currency exchange on June 18, 1857, just two months after his ascendancy to governor. He ordered local administration reforms in September of 1858 and reorganized the infantry in September of 1859. In April of 1859, ten Jesuit priests arrived in the Philippines, after being allowed again in the archipelago, to persuade Norzagaray to grant a Jesuit school be made. They were given the Escuela Municipal, which is the only primary school in Manila, on October 1, 1859. He established the first botanical garden in Asia, the Jardin Botanico, in 1858. It is now known as Mehan GardenMehan Garden
Mehan Garden, formerly known as Jardin Botanico, was Asia's first botanical garden. It is an open space established in 1858 in Manila, Philippines. In 1913, it was renamed after John C...
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Cochinchina Campaign
He sent Philippine troops to CochinchinaCochinchina
Cochinchina is a region encompassing the southern third of Vietnam whose principal city is Saigon. It was a French colony from 1862 to 1954. The later state of South Vietnam was created in 1954 by combining Cochinchina with southern Annam. In Vietnamese, the region is called Nam Bộ...
in 1858, in reaction of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
to the death of the bishop of Tonkin
Tonkin
Tonkin , also spelled Tongkin, Tonquin or Tongking, is the northernmost part of Vietnam, south of China's Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces, east of northern Laos, and west of the Gulf of Tonkin. Locally, it is known as Bắc Kỳ, meaning "Northern Region"...
, hern Monsignor Jose Sanjurjo Diaz, on July 20, 1857. It served as aid to the French, the self-proclaimed protector of Catholicism in overseas territories. The expedition raised hopes of increasing Philippine trade in Asia, however, the vigor was not renewed. At the Siege of Tourane, the Spanish navy was represented by the armed despatch vessel El Cano, only one of the initial 13 warships used during the campaign. The transport included a marine artillery battery and 1,000 troops drawn from the Spanish garrison of the Philippines, mostly Tagalogs and Visayans. The same force was used in the Siege of Saigon
Siege of Saigon
The Siege of Saigon, a two-year siege of the city by the Vietnamese after its capture on 17 February 1859 by a Franco-Spanish flotilla under the command of the French admiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly, was one of the major events of the Cochinchina campaign...
. In 1860, most of the Spanish forces under the command of Admiral Bernardo Ruiz de Lanzarote was withdrawn on French request.