Diego de los Ríos
Diego de los Ríos | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Staff of the Army of Spain | |
| In office 8 March 1909 – 14 January 1910 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII of Spain |
| Prime Minister | Antonio Maura Segismundo Moret |
| Minister of War | Arsenio Linares y Pombo Agustín de Luque y Coca |
| Preceded by | Vicente Martitegui |
| Succeeded by | Julián González Parrado |
| 116th Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office 18 September 1898 – 3 June 1899 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII of Spain |
| Regent | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Prime Minister | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| Minister of Overseas | Vicente Romero Girón |
| Preceded by | Francisco Rizzo |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Gould Schurman (as Chairman of the First Philippine Commission) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 9, 1850 Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain |
| Died | November 4, 1911 (aged 61) Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | Matilde Sáenz de Santa María y Torres |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1860–1911 |
| Rank | Teniente general |
| Battles/wars | Glorious Revolution Third Carlist War Ten Years' War Spanish-American War |
Diego de los Ríos y Nicolau (9 April 1850 – 4 November 1911) was a Spanish Lieutenant General who was known as the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. He also served in the Glorious Revolution, the Third Carlist War and the Ten Years' War.