On June 23, 1869, Carlos Maria de la Torre y Nava Cerrada started his term as the new

Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines.

On September 1868 the people of Spain who were tired of the autocratic rule of queen Isabella
II, rose in revolution and succeeded in setting up a government which guaranteed the basic
human freedom. This government under President Serrano sent Don Carlos de la Torre as
Governor and Captain General of the Philippines. His arrival in Manila was most welcome by
the liberal minded Spaniards, mestizos and Filipinos, all of whom hailed him as their liberator
from the supposed tyrannies of the conservative and reactionary elements here.

During his term he posed and acted as a true democrat. Some of the innovations that he
introduced shocked the aristocratic and haughty Spanish residents of the city who thought that
the Governor had gone crazy.

Some of the achievements of Governor De la Torre that revealed his democratic leanings were:

 The abolition of the censorship of the press,

 The suppression of flogging as the punishment for desertion among native soldiers, and
substituting it for a month of imprisonment,
 The settlement of agrarian troubles in Cavite and the appointment of Eduardo Camerino,
leader of the aggrieved tenants, as captain of "Guias de la Torre", with the power to assist
the Guardia Civil,
 His approval of the Morel decrees of November 6, 1870, which would secularize certain
secondary and collegiate institutions of learning in Manila,
 He did away with the guard of halberdiers that watch his palace.

The liberal regime of de la Torre, undoubtedly encouraged the Filipinos to discuss public issues
and secure more reforms. Accordingly, the intellectuals among them, priests and laymen,
constituted themselves into a commission of reformers and set as their main objectives the
Filipinization of the parishes and the enjoyment of more political rights for their people as
embodied in the Spanish constitution. Even the Filipino students of the University of Santo
Tomas, inspired by the liberal spirit of the times, formed themselves into a patriotic society
called "Juventud Escolar Liberal".

The liberal regime in Spain came to an end in November 1870, when the Spanish Cortes
reestablished the Spanish monarchy and elected Prince Amadeo of Savoy as the new King of
Spain. Consequently, General Rafael de Izquierdo was sent to replace Governor de la Torre.

Upon assuming office on April 4, 1871, Izquierdo minced no words when he announced that he
came to rule the Philippines "with a crucifix in one hand, and a sword in the other". Izquierdo
promptly rescinded the liberal measures put in place by his predecessor, thus implementing
harsher laws.

Reference:
 1. The Cavity Mutiny and After, Esteban de Ocampo, Philippine nationalism, edited by Gabriel F. Fabella,
1957
2. Philippines News Agency
3. Photo: flickr.com

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naglingkod bilang Kastilang Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas mula 1869 hanggang 1871
GobernadoHeneral Carlos Maria De La Torre
Gobernador Carlos De La Torre
Itinuturing siya bilang isa sa mga liberal na gobernador-heneral ng Pilipinas. Ipinatupad niya ang
sekulirisasyon sa mga simbahan sa buong bansa. Nangahuhulugan ito na ang mga Pilipino dapat
ang mamahala sa mga parokya, halimbawa na dito sila Padre Burgos, Padre Zamora at Padre
Gomez (GOMBURZA).
Mahalaga ang pamamahala ni de la re sa Pilipinas dahil sa mga sumusunod:
inalis niya ang pagbabawal sa pamamahayag
inalis niya ang pagpaparusa sa pamamagitan ng paghagupit
nilutas niya ang usaping agraryo sa Cavite
He served as Governor-General of the Philippines from April 4, 1871 to January 8, 1873.
Gobernador Heneral Rafael Geronimo Cayetano Izquierdo y
Guitierrez

Liberalismo Ng Pilipinas
Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutíerrez [3] (1820-1882) ay isang Espanyol Militar Officer, Pampulitika
lider at estadista na naging Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas mula Abril 4, 1871 hanggang Enero
8, 1873. Siya ay sikat para sa kanyang paggamit ng " Iron Fist "uri ng pamahalaan, contradicting
ang liberal pamahalaan ng kanyang hinalinhan, Carlos María de la Torre y Nava Cerrada. Siya
ay ang Gobernador-Heneral sa panahon ng 1872 Cavite pag-aalsa na humantong sa
pagpapatupad ng 41 ng mutineers, kabilang ang Gomburza martir. Bago ang pagiging
Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas, Izquierdo ring kumilos bilang Gobernador-Heneral ng Puerto
Rico [1] mula sa Marso 1862 sa Abril 1862.

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Dalawang Malaking bagay na na-iambag niya sa Pilipinas.

Carlos Maria dela Torre y Nava Cerrada, Junio 23, 1869 - Abril 4, 1871. Taga-Cuenca at general
sa hukbong Español. Makabago ang palakad, itinanghal niya ang bagong kasulatan ng katauhan
ng bayan (constitution) ng España ng 1869, at tinangkang tapusin ang pagsarili ng pamahalaan
ng kalakal ng tabako (tobacco monopoly) sa Pilipinas. Itinatag niya ang Guardia Civil nuong
1868.
Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutierrez, Abril 4, 1871 - Enero 8, 1873. Taga-Santander at general ng
hukbong Español. Pinagbuti niya ang hukbong Español sa Pilipinas matapos nagka-aklasan sa
Cavite at sa Zamboanga nuong 1872.
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A Carlist army officer, he was sent from Spain by Francisco Serrano after the ouster of Queen
Isabel II as result of the La Gloriosa revolution. He was considered a liberal Spaniard who
practiced the liberal and democratic principles for imposing liberal laws.
Francisco Serrano
Carlism
Carlism (Basque: Karlismo; Catalan: Carlisme; Galician: Carlismo; Spanish: Carlismo) was a
traditionalist and legitimist political movement in Spain seeking the establishment of a separate
line of the Bourbon dynasty on the Spanish throne.