General Francisco Rizzo y Ramírez1898: Five Philippine Governors-General Serve Rapid Fire Terms
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Governor-General of the

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, from August 13 to September 1898, after the Battle of Manila. He relieved General Fermin Jáudenes as Acting Governor-General on August 13. Sources reported that Rizzo relocated the Spanish capital from

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, which was also

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’s capital. An uneasy truce occurred between the remaining Spanish and Aguinaldo. The French Consulate in Manila considered General Rizzo “to be a good man, but lacks leadership qualities”. During General Rizzo's reign, General

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relieved General

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on August 29, as Commander, Department of the Pacific, and as the U.S. Military Governor of the Philippine Islands. In General Otis’ reports, he never mentioned Governor-General Rizzo, but apparently communicated almost exclusively with Spanish General Diego de los Rios, who then commanded the remnants of the Spanish Army in the Visayas and south Philippines. Rizzo was ultimately replaced by de los Rios as Governor-General in September 1898.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rizzo, Francisco 1831 births 1910 deaths Captains General of the Philippines People of the Philippine Revolution Spanish people of Maltese descent