Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
OCTOBER 7, 1846
Gov. Gen. Narciso Zaldua Claveria issued an anti-vagrancy decree ordering provincial authorities to apprehend idlers and employ them in the public works for a month before sending them to their hometowns.
He was governor general from July 16, 1844 until December 26, 1849, and was known for giving Spanish surnames to Filipinos.
He reformed the governors of the provinces and changed the erroneous Philippine calendar in 1845. He introduced steam-powered ships to capture Moro pirates.
Claveria earned the title Count of Manila and Viscount of Claveria.
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