Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish colonial administrator
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Place of Birth: Girona, Catalonia, Spain
About Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa
- Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa (Catalan: Narcís Claveria i Zaldua; 2 May 1795 – 20 June 1851) was a Spanish army officer who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines from July 16, 1844 to December 26, 1849. During his term in the country, he tried to give the Islands a government as good as that of modern Spain.
- He traveled through many provinces trying to learn the needs of Filipinos.
- He encouraged agriculture, improved the streets and suburbs of Manila, and succeeded in helping the country.
- He was given the title Count of Manila.
- The towns of Claveria in Misamis Oriental province, Claveria in Masbate province, and Claveria in Cagayan province were named in his honor.His grandson, Narciso Clavería y de Palacios, 3rd Count of Manila, was an architect who designed the Toledo Railway Station.
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