Simón de Anda y Salazar

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Governor-General of the Philippines Spanish colonial official person

Simón de Anda y Salazar was an 18th-century Spanish colonial official who became acting Governor-General of the Philippines and led the resistance against the British during their 1762–1764 occupation of Manila.

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Governor-General of the Philippines → Spanish colonial official → person →
authorityOver	Real Audiencia of Manila →
conflict	British occupation of Manila → Seven Years' War →
countryOfCitizenship	Spain →
era	Spanish colonial period in the Philippines →
event	British occupation of Manila (1762–1764) →
familyName	de Anda y Salazar →
givenName	Simón →
government	Spanish Empire →
historicalSignificance	helped maintain Spanish rule in the Philippines despite temporary British occupation of Manila →
language	Spanish →
led	Spanish resistance forces in the Philippines against Britain →
legacy	remembered in Philippine history as a key figure of resistance to British rule →
name	Simón de Anda y Salazar →
notableFor	leading Spanish resistance to the British occupation of Manila → organizing a provisional Spanish colonial government in the Philippines outside Manila →
occupation	colonial administrator → magistrate →
opposedBy	British forces in Manila →
partOf	Spanish colonial administration in the Philippines →
placeOfActivity	Manila → Pampanga → Philippines →
positionHeld	Governor-General of the Philippines → Oidor of the Real Audiencia of Manila → acting Governor-General of the Philippines →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Manila →
roleDuringEvent	leader of Spanish resistance during the British occupation of Manila →
supportedBy	Spanish colonial troops in the provinces → local Filipino forces →
territoryAdministered	Captaincy General of the Philippines →
timePeriod	18th century →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Siege of Manila (1762) →	commander
Simón de Anda y Salazar →	name