Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamente y Rueda
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Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda served as Spanish
Governor-General in the Philippines
from 1717 to 1719. Usually called the "Mariscal" (marshal) because he was the first field marshal to govern the islands, he was the former alcalde mayor of Trascala, in Nueva España. He was appointed governor by royal provision on September 6, 1708 and arrived at Manila on August 9, 1717. He was considered severe in judgments. He reestablished the garrison at Zamboanga
(in 1718). His troubles with the ecclesiastics led to the arrest of the archbishop, and to his assassination by a mob (said by some to have been instigated by Jesuits) on October 11, 1719.
José Rizal
's novel Noli Me Tangere (novel)
mentions him, and the Ayala Museum
has a display showing his murder.
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Governor-General in 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...
from 1717 to 1719. Usually called the "Mariscal" (marshal) because he was the first field marshal to govern the islands, he was the former alcalde mayor of Trascala, in Nueva España. He was appointed governor by royal provision on September 6, 1708 and arrived at Manila on August 9, 1717. He was considered severe in judgments. He reestablished the garrison at Zamboanga
Zamboanga City
The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
(in 1718). His troubles with the ecclesiastics led to the arrest of the archbishop, and to his assassination by a mob (said by some to have been instigated by Jesuits) on October 11, 1719.
José Rizal
José Rizal
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...
's novel Noli Me Tangere (novel)
Noli Me Tangere (novel)
Noli Me Tangere is a novel by Filipino polymath José Rizal and first published in 1887 in Berlin, Germany. Early English translations used titles like An Eagle Flight and The Social Cancer, but more recent translations have been published using the original Latin title.Though originally written in...
mentions him, and the Ayala Museum
Ayala Museum
Ayala Museum is an art and history museum located at the corner of Makati Avenue and De la Rosa Street in Makati City, Metro Manila, the Philippines...
has a display showing his murder.