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Appointed Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines and president of the Royal Audiencia of Manila, De Tabora left New Spain (Mexico) for the Philippines on March 25, 1626 aboard the galleon <i>El Almirante</i>, bringing with him the wooden statue of the Virgin Mary.   The statue was said to have protected the ship from storms and a shipboard fire during his 3-month voyage. 
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The statue became the patron of the <a href="https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/604/today-in-philippine-history-september-14-1815-the-galleon-trade-between-the-philippines-and-mexico-ended" class="news_link">Manila-Acapulco galleons</a>.
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De Tabora's term ended with his death on July 22, 1632.
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June 29, 1626: Juan Niño de Tabora arrived in Manila to serve as Governor-General of the Philippines