2. Lieutenant General
The Most Excellent
The Count of Manila
●71st Governor-
General
of the Philippines
● In office
July 16, 1844 – December 26,
1849
Born : May 2, 1795
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Died : June 20, 1851 (aged 56)
Madrid, Spain
Nationality : Spanish
3. ● On Wednesday, November 21,
1849, Clavería issued a decree
sending a long lists of Spanish
and local surnames to the
chiefs of the provinces. These
were sent out to the different
towns, and given to the locals
who had no surnames.
Surnames for Filipinos
4. ● A new family name was adapted in 1850 by
authority of the Royal Decree of 1849.
"Rizal" (originally Ricial, the
green of young growth or green
fields), which was suggested
to him by a provincial
governor, or as José had
described him, "a friend of
the family".
