Ramón Blanco, 1st Marquess of Peña Plata
The Marquess of Peña Plata | |
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| Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office 4 May 1893 – 13 December 1896 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
| Regent | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Prime Minister | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Antonio Cánovas del Castillo |
| Minister of Overseas | Antonio Maura Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez Buenaventura Abarzuza Ferrer Tomás Castellano Villarroya |
| Preceded by | Federico Ochando (as interim) |
| Succeeded by | Camilo García de Polavieja (as interim) |
| Governor of Cuba | |
| In office 17 April 1879 – 28 November 1881 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Prime Minister | Arsenio Martínez-Campos Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| Minister of Overseas | Salvador Albacete José Elduayen Gorriti Cayetano Sánchez Bustillo Fernando León y Castillo |
| Preceded by | Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo (as interim) |
| Succeeded by | Luis Prendergast y Gordon, Marquis of Victoria de las Tunas |
| In office 31 October 1897 – 30 November 1898 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
| Regent | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Prime Minister | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| Minister of Overseas | Segismundo Moret Vicente Romero Girón |
| Preceded by | Valeriano Weyler |
| Succeeded by | Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramón Blanco Erenas Riera y Polo September 15, 1833 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain |
| Died | April 4, 1906 (aged 72) Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Branch | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1858–1906 |
| Rank | General de brigada |
| Battles/wars | Third Carlist War Little War Philippine Revolution Spanish–American War |
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. In 1861, he returned to Spain but was then sent to the Philippines (1866–1871).
Afterwards, he returned to Spain and served in the Third Carlist War, where he attained the rank of brigadier. He served as captain-general of Navarre after taking part in the 1876 offensive in the valley of Baztan; he acquired his marquessate during this time. He was sent to Cuba as captain-general in April 1879, and was involved in the Little War. He returned to Spain in November 1881 and served as Captain General of Catalonia and Extremadura.