Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra
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Manuel Antonio Rojo del Rio y Vieyra (September 24, 1708 – January 30, 1764) was a Mexican
(originally Spanish
Criollo
) friar who served as the Archbishop of Manila and Governor-General of the Philippines
at the commencement of the 1762–1764 British occupation of Manila
.
on September 24, 1708. On 1758, he was consecrated as a bishop to the Archdiocese of Manila
.
On May 31, 1759, the death of governor-general Pedro Manuél de Arandía left the gubernatorial chair vacant. Bishop Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta
of the Archdiocese of Cebu
acted as the Archbishop of Manila as well as the governor-general of the Philippines. On 22 July 1759, Rojo del Rio was enthroned as Archbishop of Manila. In 1761, a royal decree coming from Spain assumed Rojo del Rio to replace Ezpeleta to become governor of the Philippines. He died in office on 20 January 1764.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
(originally Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
Criollo
Criollo people
The Criollo class ranked below that of the Iberian Peninsulares, the high-born permanent residence colonists born in Spain. But Criollos were higher status/rank than all other castes—people of mixed descent, Amerindians, and enslaved Africans...
) friar who served as the Archbishop of Manila and Governor-General of the Philippines
Governor-General of the Philippines
The Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain and the United States, and briefly by Great Britain, from 1565 to 1935....
at the commencement of the 1762–1764 British occupation of Manila
British occupation of the Philippines
The British occupation of Manila occurred between 1762 and 1764, when a British force occupied Manila, the Spanish colonial capital of the Philippines, and the nearby principal port, Cavite, both on Manila Bay....
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Early life
Rojo del Rio was born in Tula, MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on September 24, 1708. On 1758, he was consecrated as a bishop to the Archdiocese of Manila
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila or Archdiocese of Manila is a particular Church or Diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is also considered as the primatial see of the country, currently headed by the Archbishop of Manila and it enjoys primacy over the other dioceses in...
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On May 31, 1759, the death of governor-general Pedro Manuél de Arandía left the gubernatorial chair vacant. Bishop Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta
Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta
Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta was a Spanish Criollo born in Manila who served as the Bishop of Cebu from 1757 until his death in 1771...
of the Archdiocese of Cebu
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu is one of the ecclesiastical provinces of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines that is composed of the entire civil province of Cebu...
acted as the Archbishop of Manila as well as the governor-general of the Philippines. On 22 July 1759, Rojo del Rio was enthroned as Archbishop of Manila. In 1761, a royal decree coming from Spain assumed Rojo del Rio to replace Ezpeleta to become governor of the Philippines. He died in office on 20 January 1764.