Manuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra (September 24, 1708 – January 30, 1764)[1] was a Mexican (originally Spanish Criollo) friar who served as the 16th Archbishop of Manila and was Governor-General of the Philippines at the commencement of the 1762–1764 British occupation of the Philippines.
Early life
Rojo del Río was born in Tula, Mexico on September 24, 1708. On 1758, he was consecrated archbishop of the Archdiocese of Manila.[2]
On May 31, 1759, the death of Governor-General Pedro Manuél de Arandía left the position vacant. Bishop Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta of the Archdiocese of Cebu succeeded him as well as becoming acting Archbishop of Manila.[3] On 22 July 1759, Rojo del Río was enthroned as Archbishop of Manila. In 1761, a royal decree from Spain ruled that Rojo del Río replace Ezpeleta to become Governor-General.[4]
Del Río died in office on 20 January 1764.
Governorship
"Albeit he had the gift of knowledge, he had no judgment, especially in matter military, to which he was hostile and negative, since this was an area outside his profession and character." This was to prove fatal during the capture of Manila.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Archbishop Manuel Antonio Rojo del Rio Lafuente y Veiyra [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
- ^ "Archbishop Manuel Antonio Rojo del Rio Vera †". Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ de Zuñiga, Joquin Martinez (1803). Historia de las Islas Filipinas (in Spanish). Sampaloc, Manila. pp. 597–600.
- ^ "Manila Metropolitan Cathedral". Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Tracy, Nicholas (1995). Manila Ransomed. University of Exeter Press. p. 33.
External links
Political offices | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines 1761–1764 |
Succeeded byas British Governor of Manila 1762–1764 |
Succeeded byas Governor-General of the Philippines 1764 | ||
Religious titles | ||
Preceded by Pedro José Manuel Martínez, O.F.M.
|
Archbishop of Manila 22 July 1759 – 30 January 1764 |
Succeeded by Basilio Hernando de Santa Justa, Sch. P.
|
Archidioecesis Manilensis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Territories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinaries |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cathedrals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basilicas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shrines |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parishes |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abbeys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Images |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Properties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Suffragan dioceses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International | |
---|---|
National | |
Other |
-
Annuals36
-
Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
-
Ferns27
-
Fruits3
-
Garden Plants23
-
Grasses26
-
Herb17
-
Insects1
-
Mammals1
-
Midwest Native Plants0
-
Northeast Native Plants112
-
Perennials123
-
Rose1
-
Shrubs47
-
Trees112
-
Tropical Plants53
-
Upland Birds5
-
Vines18
-
Viola Tricolor1
-
Water Gardening & Plants9
-
Waterfowl0
-
Wetland Birds0
-
Wetland Plants4
-
Wildbirds172
-
Wildflowers1
-
Woodland Plants29
Recent Comments