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Ramón Blanco Erenas Riera y Polo, 1st Marquess of Peña Plata (September 15, 1833 – April 4, 1906) was a Spanish brigadier and colonial administrator. Born in San Sebastián, he was sent to the Caribbean in 1858 and governed Cuba and Santo Domingo.
At 8:00 p.m. on August 30, Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas issued an executive order placing the eight provinces of Manila, Pampanga, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Tarlac under martial law. [6] As a lesson to revolutionaries, the Katipuneros captured at Polvorin were summarily tried and executed. One of them was ...
In April 1871, Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo declared martial law in the provinces of Cavite and Pampanga as a measure against banditry. Following the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution in August 1896, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Governor-General Ramon Blanco declared on August 30 the imposition of martial law in eight provinces: Manila , Bulacan ...
The Spanish reaction was swift and decisive. Three days later, on 4 November, Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas quickly sent reinforcements to aid in the recapture of San Mateo and Montalban. When the Spanish reinforcements arrived in Marikina on 5 November, the Katipunan was defeated yet again at the hands of the Spaniards in a 3-day ...
November 9-11 – Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas with more than 6,000 soldiers attacked the revolutionaries under Emilio Aguinaldo, resulting to the simultaneous Battle of Binakayan and Battle of Dalahican. It was the first major Filipino victory during the Philippine Revolution.
Governor Blanco may refer to: Kathleen Blanco (1942–2019), Governor of Louisiana; Ramón Blanco, 1st Marquess of Peña Plata (1833–1906), 109th Governor General of the Philippines from 1893 to 1896 and Governor of Cuba from 1879 to 1881; Víctor Blanco (governor) (fl. 1820s–1840s), 4th Governor of Coahuila y Tejas from 1826 to 1827
However, US land forces began to drive on Santiago de Cuba, and by the end of June 1898, Cervera found himself unable to remain safely in the harbor, and Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas wanted a sortie: "it is better for the honor of our arms that the squadron perish in battle...." [35] The breakout was planned for 09:00 on July 3.
Ramón Blanco, the former governor-general of the Philippine islands at the time, gave Rizal time to leave the islands for Cuba, but was thus arrested while en route. The execution occurred on December 30 the same year.