José Basco y Vargas
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José Basco y Vargas was an 18th-century Spanish colonial administrator best known for his economic and administrative reforms as Governor-General of the Philippines, including the establishment of the Royal Philippine Company.
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| José Basco y Vargas canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Governor-General of the Philippines
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Spanish colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Charles III of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Basco y Vargas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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economic policy ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| givenName | José NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
Captain General
NERFINISHED
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Governor-General ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
associated with early economic modernization efforts in the Philippines
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remembered as a reformist Spanish governor in the Philippines ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Philippine agriculture
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economic structure of the Spanish Philippines ⓘ trade patterns in the Philippines ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Royal Philippine Company
NERFINISHED
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economic development policies in the Philippines ⓘ encouraging exploration and settlement of Batanes ⓘ implementation of state monopolies in key commodities ⓘ reforms aimed at making the Philippines economically self-sufficient ⓘ strengthening Spanish colonial control in the Philippines ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administrative reforms in the Philippines
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development of Batanes as a separate province ⓘ economic reforms in the Philippines ⓘ encouragement of local production to reduce dependence on Mexican subsidies ⓘ establishment of the Royal Philippine Company ⓘ improvement of Manila’s defenses ⓘ measures to combat smuggling in the Philippines ⓘ promotion of agriculture and industry in the Philippines ⓘ promotion of tobacco monopoly in the Philippines ⓘ reforms to increase colonial revenue ⓘ reorganization of provincial administration in the Philippines ⓘ support for scientific and economic societies in the Philippines ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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military officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Empire administration in Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Captain General of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
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Governor-General of the Philippines ⓘ President of the Royal Audiencia of Manila ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Manila
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Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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