Miguel de Benavides

Miguel de Benavides y Añoza
Archbishop of Manila
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Archdiocese of Manila
In Office	1602–1605
Predecessor	Ignacio Santibáñez, O.F.M.
Successor	Diego Vázquez de Mercado
Orders
Ordination	1568
Personal details
Born	c. 1552 Carrion de los Condes, Spain
Died	26 July 1605 (aged 52–53) Manila, Philippines
Previous post	Bishop of Nueva Segovia Bishop

Miguel de Benavides y Añoza (c. 1552 – July 26, 1605) was a Spanish clergyman and sinologist, the third Archbishop of Manila, and founder of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.^[1]

Biography

Miguel de Benavides was born in 1552, to a noble family in Carrión de los Condes, Spain. He entered the Dominican Order in San Pablo de la Moraleja, Valladolid, and later rendered service in Colegio de San Gregorio.^[1]

He joined the first group of Dominicans going to Manila in 1587, proceeding with them on to China where he hoped to expand the local Catholic church. He was later exiled, and established a hospital for the Chinese in Binondo, Manila, before becoming the head of his order. He accompanied Archbishop Domingo de Salazar to Spain to defend the native Filipinos against Spanish oppression.^[1]

Bishop

He was appointed as the first bishop of Nueva Segovia and was consecrated in Mexico in 1597. He authored the Doctrina Christiana in Chinese, the first book printed in the Philippines. He arrived in Nueva Segovia in 1599 but was, after three years, appointed as the Archbishop of Manila on October 7, 1602. His consecration in Manila was financed by King Philip III himself, for Benavides was extremely poor. On September 9, 1603, he directed the Franciscans to oversee the Japanese staying in the Philippines. In the same year, he was accused of participating in the killing of thousands of Chinese during the Chinese rebellion in Manila.^[1]

He died on July 26, 1605.

His library and personal property worth ₱1,500 were donated for the establishment of an institution of higher learning, the University of Santo Tomas.^[1]

See also

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
• University of Santo Tomas
• Miguel de Benavides Library
• History of University of Santo Tomas
• Roman Catholicism in the Philippines
• First book of the Spanish Philippines

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Aparicio, A.; Tejero, P.; et al. (2006 August). News in Print: Special Issue. Retrieved December 23, 2009, from http://www.scribd.com

External links

• Miguel de Benavides Library - University of Santo Tomas
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila - Official website
• Manila Metropolitan Cathedral - Official website

Preceded by Ignacio Santibáñez

Archbishop 1602–1605

Succeeded by Diego Vázquez de Mercado

Persondata
Name	Benavides, Miguel De
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1552
Place of birth	Carrion de los Condes, Spain
Date of death	July 26, 1605
Place of death	Manila, Philippines