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Count of Manila
Count
of
Manila
is a Spanish
hereditary title
created in
1848
for
Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa
,
Governor-General of the Philippines
.
The Philippines
were at the time a
Spanish colonial
possession
. The
title
was a
reward
for the
success
of a
military campaign
, the
expedition to Balanguingui
.
Upon Narciso's
death
in
1851
, his son
Jose
Clavería
y
Berroeta
succeeded as second Count of Manila.