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Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban

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Spanish knight and colonial official In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Arandía and the second or maternal family name is Santisteban.

Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban (1699 in Ceuta – 1759 in Manila) was a Spanish knight and colonial official. He became the governor-general of the Philippines appointed from July 1754 to May 31, 1759.

Life

Arandía was a native of Ceuta with lineage from the families of Biscay. He was a member of the Order of Calatrava and became the gentleman of the bedchamber to Charles III of Spain (V of Sicily). In 1754, he arrived in Manila as the new governor-general replacing the 1st Marquis of Brindisi.

During his governorship, he reformed the army and expelled infidel Chinese and built the Alcaicería (market) of San Fernando in Manila. He died in office and was replaced by the Bishop of Cebú Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta in 1759.

References

  1. ^ Blair, Emma H.; Robertson, James Alexander, eds. (1904). The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898. Vol. 17: 1609–1616. Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur Clark H. Company – via Project Gutenberg.
  2. "How a Filipino Governor-General Stood up For His Rights by de Espeleta, Miguel Lino". Filipiniana.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
Political offices
Preceded byMarquis of Brindisi Spanish Governor - Captain General of the Philippines
1754–1759 		Succeeded byMiguel Lino de Ezpeleta
Spanish governors-general of the Philippines
1565–1898
Under the
Viceroyalty of New Spain
(1565–1821)		 Flag of New Spain (Used until 1821

Under Spain
(1821–1898)
Italics indicates a member of the clergy of the Catholic Church.
Smallcaps indicates an oidor of the Real Audiencia of Manila.

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