Ramón Blanco Erenas Riera y Polo 1st Marquis of Peña Plata (1833–1906) 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.
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active years end date
1896-12-13
battle
Third Carlist War, Little War (Cuba)
birth date
1833-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1906-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
order in office
Governor of Cuba, 109th Governor-General of the Philippines
successor
Camilo de Polavieja 1st Marquis of Polavieja, Luis_Prendergast_y_Gordon_marqu%C3%A9s_de_Victoria_de_las_Tunas
