The Most Reverend Miguel de Benavides | |
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Archbishop of Manila | |
Province | Manila |
See | Manila |
Installed | October 7, 1602 |
Term ended | July 26, 1605 |
Predecessor | Ignacio Santibáñez, O.F.M. |
Successor | Diego Vázquez de Mercado |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Nueva Segovia |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1568 |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1552 |
Died | July 26, 1605 (aged 52–53) Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, New Spain, Spanish Empire |
Nationality | Spanish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Styles of Arzobispo Miguel de Benavides | |
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Reference style | Monseñor |
Spoken style | Su Excelencia Reverendísima |
Religious style | Reverendísimo |
Miguel de Benavides y Añoza, O.P. (c. 1552 – July 26, 1605) was a Spanish Catholic prelate and sinologist who served as the third Archbishop of Manila. He previously served as the first Bishop of Nueva Segovia and was the founder of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.[1][2]