▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Ind ian ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁K aus h ik ▁Gang uly ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁Beng ali - language ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Mar iano ▁Rica fort ▁Pal ac ín ▁y ▁A bar ca ▁( 1 7 7 6 – 1 8 4 6 ) ▁was ▁Governor ▁of ▁Cuba , ▁Int endant ▁of ▁La ▁Paz , ▁part ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ata , ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁able ▁administrator ▁and ▁a ▁governor ▁of ▁judgment ▁and ▁energy . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁Rica fort ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁José ▁Rica fort ▁y ▁A bar ca , ▁Adv oc ate ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Council , ▁and ▁Ju ana ▁Pal ac ín ▁y ▁A ys a , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁noble ▁family ▁in ▁H ues ca . ▁He ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁at ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁H ues ca ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁made ▁reg idor ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁for ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁inf antry ▁cad et ▁during ▁the ▁campaign ▁in ▁R ouss illon . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁first ▁lieutenant . ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Or anges ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁Spanish ▁expedition ▁against