Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
DECEMBER 26, 1849
The term of office of Governor-General Narciso Claveria ended upon his request for early retirement.
Narciso Claveria y Zuldua (May 2, 1795 - June 20, 1850), was born in Girona, Catalonia.
He was a member of the General Staff of Spain in 1838. He was a colonel in 1839, Lieutenant General in 1844 and became the Governor-General of the Philippines from July 16, 1844 to December 26, 1849.
His term was filled with accomplishments and reforms.
Queen Isabela II of Spain awarded him the title Count of Manila and Viscount of Claveria for his success in dealing with Moro pirates in Balanguingui, which is between Basilan and Jolo.
He rescued 130 Filipino and Dutch captives held by more than a thousand pirates in that encounter.
Claveria traveled to different provinces to check on the needs of the people and encouraged agriculture.
He improved Manila’s streets and suburbs. He corrected the Philippine calendar in 1844, established a military library in 1846, and brought the first steam war vessels from London in 1848 that were used to capture Moro pirates.
It was also during his term when the newspapers La Esperanza ( December 1, 1846) and Diario de Manila (1848) were printed.
Governor Claveria came up with an anti-vagrancy decree which ordered provincial authorities to apprehend idlers and employ them in the public works for a month before sending them to their hometowns.
He was known for printing the "Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos," which was a list that contained 60,000 Spanish and local surnames that were distributed to Filipino families to avoid confusion and duplication for census and taxation purposes.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved
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