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Santiago de Vera becomes sixth governor-general of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.

Santiago de Vera

Spanish colonial governor of the Philippines from 1584 to 1590

Santiago de Vera was a native of Alcalá de Henares, Spain and the sixth Spanish governor of the Philippines, from May 16, 1584, until May 1590.
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Philippines

Country in Southeast Asia

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main…
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