Eulogio Despujol y Dusay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eulogio Despujol y Dusay

Governor-General of the Philippines

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1834

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1907

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Eulogio Despujol y Dusay

  • Eulogio Despujol y Dusay (Catalan: Eulogi Despujol i Dusay), 1st Count of Caspe (11 March 1834 – 18 October 1907) served as the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines between 1891 and 1893.
  • A native of Catalonia, 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.
  • 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.

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