_Diego de Salcedo_--Native of Brussels, an army officer; appointed governor by royal provision, December 2, 1661; arrives at Manila, overland from Cagayan, September 8, 1663; troubles with archbishop and ecclesiastics lead to his arrest by the Holy Office of the Inquisition, September 28, 1668; term as governor, September 8, 1663-September 28, 1668; sent to Mexico for trial in 1669, but dies at sea; Inquisition of Mexico exonerates. _Juan Manuel de la Pena Bonifaz_--Junior auditor of Manila Audiencia; succeeds as governor (_ad interim_) by trickery, September 28(?), 1668; term as governor September 28(?), 1668-September 24, 1669; takes refuge in Recollect convent. [93] _Manuel de Leon_--Native of Paredes de Nava, and military officer; appointed by royal provision June 24, 1668; arrives in Manila, September 24, 1669; conflict with archbishop, 1673; death, April 11, 1677; term as governor, September 24, 1669-April 11, 1677. _Vacant_--The Audiencia takes charge of political affairs, and Auditors _Francisco Coloma_ and _Francisco Sotomayor y Mansilla_, successively, of military affairs; death of former, September 25, 1677; term of latter, September 25, 1677-September 21, 1678 (Delgado says September 22, 1679); Audiencia governs, April 11, 1677-September 21, 1678. _Juan de Vargas Hurtado_--Native of Toledo, knight of the Order of Santiago, and military officer; appointed by royal provision, June 18, 1677; arrives at Manila, September 21, 1678 (Retana, _Estadismo_, says that he took charge of the government September 29); rebuilds college of Santa Potenciana; trouble with Archbishop Felipe Pardo; term as governor, September 28, 1678-August 24, 1684; is excommunicated; residencia lasts four years; dies at sea on way to Mexico, 1690. _Gabriel de Curuzealegui y Arriola_--Knight of the Order of Santiago, naval officer, member of council of war, and twenty-fourth regidor of Sevilla; arrives at Manila, August, 24, 1684; reinstates archbishop, and exiles auditors; death, April 17 (Delgado and San Antonio) or 27 (Zuniga), 1689; term as governor, August 24, 1684-April 17 or 27, 1689. _Vacant_--The Audiencia takes charge of political affairs and Auditor _Alonso de Avila Fuertes_, knight of the Order of Alcantara; Audiencia governs, April 17 or 27, 1689-July 19 (Delgado, and Buzeta and Bravo) or 25 (Zuniga and Montero y Vidal), 1690. _Fausto Cruzat y Gongora_--Native of Navarra of a distinguished Pamplona family, and knight of the Order of Santiago; appointed by royal provision, January 15 (Delgado) or 31 (San Antonio), 1686; arrives at Manila, July 19 or 25, 1690; issues ordinances of good government, October 1, 1696; rebuilds governor's palace; term characterized by ecclesiastical troubles; term as governor, July 19 or 25, 1690-December 8, 1701.