Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban

Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban (1699 in Ceuta – 1759 in Manila) was a Spanish knight and colonial official. He became the governor-general of the Philippines appointed from July 1754 to May 31, 1759.^[1]

Life

Arandía was a native of Ceuta with lineage from the families of Biscay. He was a member of the Order of Calatrava and became the gentleman of the bedchamber to Charles III of Spain (V of Sicily). In 1754, he arrived in Manila as the new governor-general replacing the 1st Marquis of Brindisi.^[1]

During his governorship, he reformed the army and expelled infidel Chinese and built the Alcaicería (market) of San Fernando in Manila.^[1] He died in office and was replaced by the Bishop of Cebú Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta in 1759.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Blair, Emma H.; Robertson, James Alexander, eds. (1904). The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898. Vol. 17: 1609–1616. Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur Clark H. Company – via Project Gutenberg.
^ "How a Filipino Governor-General Stood up For His Rights by de Espeleta, Miguel Lino". Filipiniana.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by Marquis of Brindisi	Spanish Governor - Captain General of the Philippines 1754–1759	Succeeded by Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta

v t e Spanish governors-general of the Philippines
1565–1898
Under the Viceroyalty of New Spain (1565–1821)	Miguel López de Legazpi Guido de Lavezaris Francisco de Sande Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa Diego Ronquillo Santiago de Vera Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas Pedro de Rojas Luis Pérez Dasmariñas Francisco Tello de Guzmán Pedro Bravo de Acuña Cristóbal Téllez Almazán Count of Valle de Orizaba Juan de Silva Andrés de Alcaraz Alonso Fajardo de Tenza Jeronimo de Silva Fernándo de Silva Juan Niño de Tabora Lorenzo de Olaso Juan Cerezo de Salamanca Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera Diego Fajardo Sabiniano Manrique de Lara Diego de Salcedo Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz Manuel de León Francisco Coloma Francisco de Montemayor y Mansilla Juan de Vargas Hurtado Gabriel de Curucealegui Alonso de Abella Fuertes Fausto Cruzat y Góngora Domingo Zabálburu de Echevarri Martín de Urzua y Arismendi José Torralba Fernando Bustamante Francisco de la Cuesta Toribio de Cossío Fernándo Valdés Tamón Gaspar de la Torre Juan de Arechederra Marquis of Brindisi and Ovando Pedro Manuel de Arandía Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta Manuel Rojo Simón de Anda Francisco Javier de la Torre José Antonio Raón Simón de Anda Pedro Sarrió José Basco Pedro Sarrió Félix Berenguer de Marquina Rafael María de Aguilar Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Manuel González de Aguilar José de Gardoqui y Jarabeitia Mariano Fernández de Folgueras
Under Spain (1821–1898)	Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Juan Antonio Martínez Mariano Ricafort Pasqual Enrile Gabriel de Torres Joaquín de Crámer Pedro Antonio Salazar Andrés García Camba Luis Lardizábal Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre Narciso Clavería Antonio María Blanco Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo Ramón Montero Manuel Pavía Ramón Montero Manuel Crespo Ramón Montero Fernándo Norzagaray Ramón María Solano Juan Herrera Dávila José Lemery Salvador Valdés Rafael de Echague Joaquín del Solar Juan de Lara José Laureano de Sanz Antonio Osorio y Mallén Joaquín del Solar José de la Gándara Manuel Álvarez-Maldonado y Loriga Carlos María de la Torre Rafael de Izquierdo Manuel MacCrohon Juan Alaminos Manuel Blanco Valderrama Marquis of San Rafael Marquis of Oroquieta Rafael Rodríguez Arias Fernando Primo de Rivera Emilio Molíns Joaquín Jovellar Emilio Molíns Emilio Terrero Antonio Molto Federico Lobaton Valeriano Weyler Eulogio Despujol Federico Ochando Ramon Blanco Camilo de Polavieja José de Lachambre Fernando Primo de Rivera Basilio Augustín Fermín Jáudenes Francisco Rizzo Diego de los Ríos
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