Federico Ochando
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Federico Rodrigo Martín Sánchez Ochando y Chumillas | |
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 Ochando in 1899 | |
| Vice President of the Senate of Spain | |
| In office 1901–1902 | |
| In office 1905–1907 | |
| In office 1910–1911 | |
| Senator for life | |
| In office 1905–1923 | |
| Senator of Albacete | |
| In office 1898–1902 | |
| In office 1905–1907 | |
| Senator of La Habana | |
| In office 1896–1898 | |
| 110th Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office 1 March 1893 – 4 May 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Eulogio Despujol y Dusay |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Blanco, 1st Marquis of Peña Plata |
| Deputy of Casas-Ibáñez | |
| In office 1879–1884 | |
| In office 1891–1892 | |
| In office 1903–1905 | |
| Deputy of Alcaraz | |
| In office 1893–1896 | |
| In office 1886–1890 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1848 Fuentealbilla, Albacete, Spain |
| Died | 2 February 1929 (aged 80) Madrid, Spain |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Maria Matilda Valera y Canada |
| Children | Roman Angel Emeterio Sanchez Ochando y Chumillas |
| Alma mater | Academia de Estado Mayor |
| Awards | Distinciones de la Cruz Roja Española (Distinguished Spanish Red Cross) Gran Cruz Roja al Merito Militar (Grand Red Cross of Military Merit) Gran Cruz de Isabel la Catolica (Order of Isabella the Catholic) Gran Cruz de San Hermenegildo (Grand Cross of Saint Hermenegild) Gran Cruz de San Benito de Avis (Grand Cross of Saint Benedict of Aviz) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | Ten Years' War Third Carlist War Cuban War of Independence |
Federico Rodrigo Martín Sánchez Ochando y Chumillas (14 March 1848 – 2 February 1929) was a Spanish general and politician who served as the 110th Governor-General of the Philippines, Deputy and Senator of Albacete, and Vice President of the Senate of Spain. Ochando was an illustrious and decorated general with a prolific career in politics. As a deputy and a senator, infrastructure projects and improvement of the Spanish military were among his key programs.[1][2]
Federico Ochando was born of Andres Maria Sanchez Ochando and Ana Catalina Chumillas on 14 March 1848 in Fuentealbilla, Albacete, Spain.[3] His brother, Andres Ochando y Chumillas, was a lawyer and would serve as Deputy of Casas-Ibáñez from 1893 to 1896.[4] He married Maria Matilda Valera y Canada and they had a son, Roman Angel Emeterio Sanchez Ochando y Chumillas, who was born in 1867.[5] His son would also serve as Deputy of Casas-Ibáñez from 1919 to 1920.[2] In 1864, Ochando entered the Academia de Estado Mayor and was promoted as alférez in 1867. Two years later, he had the rank of staff lieutenant. He first saw action during the Third Carlist War, when he participated in military campaigns against Carlists in Barcelona, Sant Celoni, and Valencia. He then fought opponents of the Spanish Restoration, which placed Alfonso XII of Spain as king. His participation in the March to Cuba during the Ten Years' War earned him the rank of brigadier general in 1878.[2][6]
Deputy and Governor
In 1879, he was elected as Deputy of Casas-Ibáñez with 66% of the vote.[7] In 1881, he was elected as deputy in the same district with 69% of the vote, performing better than his first election.[8] Ochando would be one of the most notable personalities from the town of Casas-Ibáñez, who was also a leader of the Liberal Party during his political career.[4][9] In 1886, he would serve as Deputy of Alcaraz, a town in the same province as Casas-Ibáñez. He was elected in the district with 100% of the vote.[10] He was elected for the third time as Deputy of Casas-Ibáñez in 1891, but there was no record for his vote percentage.[11] In 1893, he was elected for the second time as Deputy of Alcaraz, again with 100% of the vote.[12] However, prior to taking his seat as deputy, he was appointed as the 110th Governor-General of the Philippines, replacing Eulogio Despujol y Dusay on 1 March 1893. The dismissal of Despujol was attributed to the new liberal government, with Práxedes Mateo Sagasta as Prime Minister of Spain. One of the notable acts of Ochando was the change of José Rizal's guard. On 16 May 1893, Ricardo Carnicero was replaced by Juan Sitges as district governor. There were rumors that Ochando gave orders to Sitges for tightening Rizal's security and to shoot the prisoner if he escaped. Soon enough, Ramón Blanco, 1st Marquess of Peña Plata assumed office as the new Governor-General of the Philippines in the same year.[13][14]
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