José Basco y Vargas
José Basco y Pérez de Vargas, 1st Count of the Conquest of Batanes Islands (Spanish: José Basco y Vargas, primer conde de la conquista de las islas Batanes (1731–1805) 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. 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.
The Most Illustrious The Count of the Conquest of Batanes Islands KOS | |
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| 53rd Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office July 1778 – November 1787 | |
| Monarch | Charles III of Spain |
| Preceded by | Pedro de Sarrio |
| Succeeded by | Pedro de Sarrio |
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| Born | José Máximo Ramón Basco y Pérez de Vargas 29 May 1731 Málaga, Granada, Spain |
| Died | 1805 (aged 73–74) Spanish East Indies |
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| Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain |
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