Simón de Anda y Salazar

Simón de Anda y Salazar
Governor-General of the Philippines
In office
July 1770  30 October 1776
MonarchCharles III of Spain
Governor(Viceroy of New Spain)
Carlos Francisco de Croix, 1st Marquess of Croix
Antonio María de Bucareli
Preceded byJosé Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez
Succeeded byPedro de Sarrio
Leader of the Spanish Resistance in the Philippines
In office
6 October 1762  30 January 1764
Personal details
Born(1709-10-28)28 October 1709
Subijana, Basque Country, Spain
Died30 October 1776(1776-10-30) (aged 67)
Cavite, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Military service
Battles/warsSeven Years' War

Simón de Anda y Salazar (28 October 1709 – 30 October 1776) was the Spanish governor-general of the Philippines from July 1770 to 30 October 1776. He was born in the Basque Country in northern Spain.