Note 1 — Chapter VI · THE AUDIENCIA AND THE GOVERNOR: GENERAL RELATIONS

The official title of the governor of the Philippines up to 1861 was governor, captain-general, and president of the royal audiencia.1 a combination of three important functions. In his capacity as governor, he was chief executive of the civil government, with authority over all administrative departments, including finance, and over ecclesiastical affairs. As captain-general, the governor was commander-in-chief of the military forces, with the special duty of providing for the defense of the Islands. As president of the audiencia, the governor retained his authority as executive while entering the field of the judiciary. Though he could not act as judge, himself, nevertheless we have seen in former chapters that he exercised extensive authority over the tribunal, its procedure, and its magistrates.