y : ▁to b acco ▁was ▁grown ▁there ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Man ila , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁processed ▁and ▁made ▁into ▁c igare tt es ▁and ▁cig ars . ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁related ▁b ureau c racy ▁and ▁account ing ▁systems ▁was ▁done ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁José ▁de ▁G ál vez , ▁who ▁as ▁visitor - general ▁to ▁Mexico ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 7 7 2 ▁developed ▁the ▁mon opol y ▁there ▁and ▁increased ▁reven ues ▁to ▁the ▁Crown . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Ind ies ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁construct ing ▁a ▁similar ▁mon opol y ▁there ▁under ▁Governor - General ▁Bas co ▁y ▁V arg as ▁( 1 7 7 8 – 1 7 8 7 ). ▁The ▁Spanish ▁development ▁of ▁this ▁industry ▁affected ▁all ▁their ▁economic ▁g ains ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁government ▁of ▁C ag ay an ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 3 ▁Spanish ▁Royal ▁Dec ree ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁A gg ao ▁N ac ▁C ag ay an ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Government ▁of ▁C ag ay an ▁and ▁its ▁people . ▁ ▁American ▁period ▁When ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Paris ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁ending ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁It ▁influenced ▁the ▁culture , ▁most ▁not ably