Wesley Merritt was an American major general who served in the cavalry of the United States Army during the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, and Spanish–American War. Following the latter war, he became the first American Military Governor of the Philippines.
Wesley Merritt
Major General Wesley Merritt. Photograph taken sometime between 1864 and 1866.
Governor-General of the Philippines
The governor-general of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed by Mexico City and Madrid (1565–1898) and the United States (1898–1946), and briefly by Great Britain (1762–1764) and Japan (1942–1945). They were also the representative of the executive of the ruling power.
Image: Miguel López de Legazpi, en La Hormiga de Oro
Image: Guido de Lavezares
Image: Pedro de Acuña
Image: Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera