Jose Basco y Vargas
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Visual materialSubject(s): Spaniards
| 1778-1787 | agriculture | bourbon reforms | commerce | cotton | economicplan | governors | industry | la sociedad economica del amigos del pair | mining | monopoly | mulberry | painting | pixel | porcelain | portrait | revenues | rodriguez baena | silkworm | spices | textile | tradeOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website General Note(s): During his term as governor of the Philippines, Basco adopted a policy to make the colony financially self-sufficient. To increase revenues, he tried to improve agriculture, commerce, and industry according to a general economic plan. He encouraged mining, the propagation of silkworms and mulberry trees, the planting of cotton and spices, and the manufacture of textile and porcelain. The government also had a monopoly on the cultivation and sale of certain crops. The painting of Basco shown in this photo is in the Museo Naval de MadridImage type: Reproduction: Painting
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Foreign Profiles | FP00464 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | FP00464 |
During his term as governor of the Philippines, Basco adopted a policy to make the colony financially self-sufficient. To increase revenues, he tried to improve agriculture, commerce, and industry according to a general economic plan. He encouraged mining, the propagation of silkworms and mulberry trees, the planting of cotton and spices, and the manufacture of textile and porcelain. The government also had a monopoly on the cultivation and sale of certain crops. The painting of Basco shown in this photo is in the Museo Naval de Madrid.
El Gobernador de Filipinas don Jose Basco y vargas, gran propulsor de la Sociedad de Economica de Manila.Caption Note)
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