Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
JULY 19, 1770
Simon de Anda y Salazar became Governor General of the Philippines.
Earlier, when the British occupied the Philippines, Anda who was an Oidor of the Royal Audencia led a resistance against the invaders.
Archbishop Manuel Rojo, the acting Governor and Captain-General, before his capture by the British, together with the Audencia appointed Anda as Lieutenant Governor.
On May 31, 1764, the British surrendered Manila to him. During his term, he reformed the army and engaged in several public works.
President Carlos P. Garcia gave a speech during the turnover of the Anda Monument on June 8, 1957.
He mentioned how Anda “fearlessly denounced the oppression and abuses committed against the Filipinos in the name of the Spanish sovereign” and how “he advanced the secularization movement by ordering that the parishes be vacated by regular religious orders and turned over to the Filipino priests who had long been held down because of race and color prejudice.”
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
Photo credit: Filipinas Heritage Library and wikipedia.org
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