José Basco y Vargas
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José Basco y Vargas, 1st Count of the Conquest of Batanes Islands (1733-1805) was a naval officer of the Spanish Navy who served as the 53rd governor-general of the Spanish Philippines under the Spanish Empire from 1778 to 1787.
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José Basco y Vargas, 1st Count of the Conquest of Batanes Islands (1733-1805) was a naval officer of the Spanish Navy who served as the 53rd governor-general of the Spanish Philippines under the Spanish Empire from 1778 to 1787. An "economic minded" and "zealous" governor, his administration saw the rise of the local tobacco monopoly, the persistence of Moro raids, and the subjugation of the Ivatan natives of Batanes.
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