General
The Most Illustrious
Eulogio Despujol y Dusay,
Count of Caspe
Eulogio Despujol y Dusay
109th Governor-General of the Philippines
In office
November 17, 1891 – March 1, 1893
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Preceded byValeriano Weyler, 1st Duke of Rubí
Succeeded byFederico Ochando
Personal details
Born
Eulogio Despujol y Dusay

(1834-03-11)11 March 1834
Barcelona, Spain
Died19 October 1907(1907-10-19) (aged 73)
Riba-roja de Túria, Spain
SpouseLeonor Rigalt Muns
ChildrenEulogio Despujol y Rigalt

Eulogio Despujol y Dusay[1] (Catalan: Eulogi Despujol i Dusay; 11 March 1834 – 18 October 1907) served as the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines between 1891 and 1893.

Alfonso XII granted him the nobiliary title of Count of Caspe after his win in the battle that took place in the town of the same name during the Third Carlist War.[2]

A native of Catalonia,[3] at first, he ruled in the Philippines as a Conservative but later became a Liberal. It was during his term when José Rizal, leader of the Philippine propaganda movement, was sent to Dapitan in Mindanao.[4] He would again meet with Rizal, who was on his way to Cuba to work as a military medic before being intercepted in Barcelona, before sending him back to the Philippines where he lived the rest of his life.[3]

References

  1. ^ Karnow, Stanley (1989). "Eulogio Despujol". In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines. Random House. ISBN 978-0394549750.
  2. ^ Sánchez Cervelló, Josep (2019). "Andanzas del teniente Garrabea en la Tercera Guerra carlista". Aportes. XXXIV (100): 130. ISSN 0213-5868.
  3. ^ a b Guerrero, León María. The First Filipino. Guerrero Publishing.
  4. ^ De Pedro, J. (2005). Rizal through a glass darkly. Pasig: University of Asia and the Pacific.
Government offices Preceded byJosé Gamir Maladen Governor of Puerto Rico 1878–1881 Succeeded bySegundo de la Portilla Gutiérrez Preceded byValeriano Weyler y Nicolau Governor-General of the Philippines 1891–1893 Succeeded byFederico Ochando Preceded byValeriano Weyler y Nicolau Captain General of Catalonia 1896–1899 Succeeded byManuel Delgado Zuleta Spanish nobility New title Count of Caspe 1878–1907 Succeeded byIgnacio Despujol y Rigalt

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