Jose basco y vargas biography
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A distinguished past and a bright future
WALA LANG
Even before the gods galleon sailed in , the Spanish colonial government had begun to explore ways to achieve economic growth. Spain itself had fallen behind other europeisk countries and was seeking ways to stimulate economic and intellectual development. Among other things, the private sector was encouraged to improve agriculture, husbandry, industry, the professions, and the arts. The formation of autonomous economic associations was encouraged in towns and cities not only of the motherland but also in the colonies.
In Manila, the Real Sociedad Economica de los Amigos sektion Pais was founded in , composed of key people in commerce, industry, and the professions. Its focus was to study possibilities for the exploitation of the colony’s natural resources. Their efforts contributed to the Plan General Economico of Governor-General Jose Basco y Vargas. One of the more progressive Spanish governor-generals, Basco was in office from
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José Basco y Vargas, 1st Count of the Conquest of Batanes Islands (Spanish: José Basco y Vargas, primer conde de la conquista de las islas Batanes (–) was a naval officer of the Spanish Navy who served as the 53rd governor of the Spanish Philippines under the Spanish Empire, from to An "economic minded" governor-general in Spanish-ruled Philippines, his rule tried to subjugate the Ivatan natives of Batanes, which led to the murder of Ivatan indigenous hero Aman Dangat.
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