Juan de Silva | |
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| 14th Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office April 1609 – April 19, 1616 | |
| Monarch | Philip III of Spain |
| Governor | (Viceroy of New Spain) Luis de Velasco, 1st Marquess of Salinas García Guerra Pedro Otárola Diego Fernández de Córdoba, 1st Marquess of Guadalcázar |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia |
| Succeeded by | Andrés de Alcaraz |
| Personal details | |
| Died | April 19, 1616 |
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Juan de Silva (died April 19, 1616 in Malacca) was a Spanish military commander and governor of the Philippines, from April 1609 until his death on April 19, 1616.
De Silva was a native of Trujillo, Spain, and a knight of the Order of Santiago. He arrived in the Philippines as governor and captain general at Easter, 1609, bring with him five companies of reinforcements for the Spanish military in the colony. He developed a reputation for bravery and determination in his fight with the Dutch in the Far East.