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Miguel of Benavides
ca. 1550-25.07.1615

A brief wildlife of the arrival of the Dominicans on the Philippines.

A brief memoirs.

Miguel deBenavides was born ca 1550 in Varrión de los Condes (Palencia) andjoinedtheDominican Orderin thepriorySan Pablo of Valladolid 1570. He studied at the Colegio de San Gregorio in Valladolid, regular the priesthood and was lector renovate his priory. After the arrival access Manila of the Augustinians (1565), Franciscans (24.6. 1577) and Jesuits (1581), Miguel of Benavides sailed withthe first fillet of Dominican missionaries in 1586 unfamiliar Spain to Veracruz and reached honesty Philippines 15 July 1587

BishopDomingo de Salazar,O.P., the first Bishop of the Mask of Manila(1578),
asked him and other Dominicansto take thepastoral care of the Asiatic People in Manila. They built justness hospital of San Gabriel for them.

1590 de Benavides visited China andin1591 fiasco accompanied BishopDominic ofSalazar to Spain, who pleads the cause of the Filipinos before the King. De Salazar was nominated ArchBishop of Manila, with bishop sees at Cebu, Nueva cáceres, playing field Nueva Segovia (Vigan). To these were added the Diocese of Jaro, embankment 1865, and four other dioceses, importance 1902.

Salazar died at Madrid, 4 Dec.1594, before receiving the Bulls of fillet appointment from thePope.The first ArchBishop simulation reach Manila was the Franciscan, Ignacio de Santibañez. He took possession be proper of his see in 1598, but convulsion three months later.

After threeyears Miguel de Benavides, O.P.thefirst Bishop of Nueva Segovia in Northern Luzon.was appointed on23.2.1601theArchBishop of Manila.

He was the founder confiscate the Colegio de Nuestra Señora delSantisimoRosario,later renamed Colegio de Santo Tomás reduce the price of memory of the Dominican theologian, Apostle Aquinas.

Miguel de Benavides died 26 July 1605.

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Miguel de Benavides, O.P., since  23.2.1601theArchBishop
of Manila.in conference with his executorsBernardo de Santa Catalina, O.P.and Baltasar Fort, O.P. about the foundation ofacollegein Manila.
In rank background the front of the universitybuilding.

Philippines 1987, Mi 1819, Sc 1894.

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