José Basco y Vargas
Former Governor-General of the Philippines
José Basco y Pérez de Vargas, 1st Count of the Conquest of Batanes Islands was a naval officer of the Spanish Navy who served as the 53rd governor of the Spanish Philippines under the Spanish Empire, from 1778 to 1787. Wikipedia
Born: 1733, Málaga, Spain
Died: 1805 (age 72 years), Spanish East Indies
Full name: José Basco y Vargas,1st Count of the Conquest of Batanes Islands
Nationality: Spanish
Previous office: Governor-General of the Philippines (1778–1787)