Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra

Arzobispo Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
Styles of; Arzobispo Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
Reference style	Monseñor
Spoken style	Su Excelencia Reverendísima
Religious style	Reverendísimo

Manuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra
Archbishop; Manuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra
Governor-General of the Philippines
	In office; July 1761 – January 30, 1764
Monarch	Charles III of Spain
Preceded by	Bishop Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta
Succeeded by	Dawsonne Drake (in Manila); November 2, 1762; Simón de Anda y Salazar; January 31, 1764[1]
Military service
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War

Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
The Most Excellent and Most Reverend Lord; Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
	The Archbishop of Manila
	Manila
See	Manila
Installed	July 22, 1759
Term ended	January 30, 1764
Predecessor	Pedro José Manuel Martínez, O.F.M.
Successor	Sancho de Santa Justa
Orders
Consecration	January 29, 1748; by Manuel José Rubio y Salinas
Personal details
Birth name	Manuel Antonio Rojo del Rio y Vieyra
Born	September 24, 1708; Tula de Allende, Viceroyalty of New Spain; (now Hidalgo, Mexico)
Died	January 30, 1764 (aged 55); Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Nationality	Spanish (later Mexican)
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Manuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra (September 24, 1708 – January 30, 1764)[2] 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.

Ordination history of
Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra

History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Archbishop Manuel José Rubio y Salinas
Date	January 29, 1748

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

References

Anda was the lieutenant governor since the day before the fall of Manila to the British on October 4, 1762. The British installed Drake as governor in November. They also recognized Rojo's powers as president of the Real Audiencia until his death on January 30, 1764. After the death of Rojo, and wanting to leave the Philippines, the British unsuccessfully negotiated with Anda to recognise him as Governor-General of the Philippines. They never recognised him as such, but instead following the orders of the king of Great Britain and the king of Spain when their despatches arrived together, recognised de la Torre as Rojo's successor as Spanish governor-general.
"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

Rojo del Rio at www.catholic-hierarchy.org

Political offices
Preceded by Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta	Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines 1761–1764	Succeeded by Dawsonne Drake as British Governor of Manila 1762–1764
Preceded by Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta		Succeeded by Simón de Anda y Salazar as 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.

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[1] Anda was the lieutenant governor since the day before the fall of Manila to the British on October 4, 1762. The British installed Drake as governor in November. They also recognized Rojo's powers as president of the Real Audiencia until his death on January 30, 1764. After the death of Rojo, and wanting to leave the Philippines, the British unsuccessfully negotiated with Anda to recognise him as Governor-General of the Philippines. They never recognised him as such, but instead following the orders of the king of Great Britain and the king of Spain when their despatches arrived together, recognised de la Torre as Rojo's successor as Spanish governor-general.

[3] "Archbishop Manuel Antonio Rojo del Rio Vera †". Retrieved 2009-10-19.

[4] Zuñiga, Joquin Martinez (1803). Historia de las Islas Filipinas (in Spanish). Sampaloc, Manila. pp. 597–600.

[5] "Manila Metropolitan Cathedral". Retrieved 2009-10-19.

[Tracy-6] Tracy, Nicholas (1995). Manila Ransomed. University of Exeter Press. p. 33.

Spanish governors-general of the Philippines
1565–1898
Under the Viceroyalty of New Spain (1565–1821)	Miguel López de Legazpi Guido de Lavezaris Francisco de Sande Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa Diego Ronquillo Santiago de Vera Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas Pedro de Rojas Luis Pérez Dasmariñas Francisco Tello de Guzmán Pedro Bravo de Acuña Cristóbal Téllez de Almanza Count of Valle de Orizaba Juan de Silva Andrés Alcaraz Alonso Fajardo Jeronimo de Silva Fernándo de Silva Juan Niño de Tabora Lorenzo de Olaza Juan Cerezo de Salamanca Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera Diego Fajardo Sabiniano Manrique de Lara Diego de Salcedo Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz Manuel de León Francisco Coloma Francisco Sotomayor Juan de Vargas Gabriel de Curuzealegui Alonso de Ávila Fuertes Fausto Cruzat y Góngora Domingo Zabálburu de Echevarri Martín de Urzua y Arismendi José Torralba Fernando Bustamante Francisco de la Cuesta Toribio José Cosio Fernándo Valdés Gaspar de la Torre Juan de Arechederra Marquis of Brindisi and Ovando Pedro Manuel de Arandía Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta Manuel Rojo Simón de Anda Francisco Javier de la Torre José Antonio Raón Simón de Anda Pedro de Sarrio José Basco Pedro de Sarrio Félix Berenguer de Marquina Rafael María de Aguilar Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Manuel Gonzalez de Aguilar José Gardoqui Jaraveitia Mariano Fernández de Folgueras
Under Spain (1821–1898)	Mariano Fernández de Folgueras Juan Antonio Martínez Mariano Ricafort Pasqual Enrile Gabriel de Torres Joaquín de Crámer Pedro Antonio Salazar Andrés García Camba Luis Lardizábal Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre Narciso Clavería Antonio María Blanco Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo Ramón Montero Manuel Pavía Ramón Montero Manuel Crespo Ramón Montero Fernándo Norzagaray Ramón María Solano Juan Herrera Dávila José Lemery Salvador Valdés Rafael de Echague Joaquín del Solar Juan de Lara José Laureano de Sanz Juan Antonio Osorio Joaquín del Solar José de la Gándara Manuel Álvarez-Maldonado y Loriga Carlos María de la Torre Rafael de Izquierdo Manuel MacCrohon Juan Alaminos Manuel Blanco Valderrama Marquis of San Rafael Marquis of Oroquieta Rafael Rodríguez Arias Fernando Primo de Rivera Emilio Molíns Joaquín Jovellar Emilio Molíns Emilio Terrero Antonio Molto Federico Lobaton Valeriano Weyler Eulogio Despujol Federico Ochando Ramon Blanco Camilo de Polavieja José de Lachambre Fernando Primo de Rivera Basilio Augustín Fermín Jáudenes Francisco Rizzo Diego de los Ríos
Italics indicates a member of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. Smallcaps indicates an oidor of the Real Audiencia of Manila.

Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra

Early life

Governorship

See also

References

External links