Domingo de Salazar | |
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| Bishop of Manila | |
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| Province | Manila |
| See | Manila |
| Installed | February 6, 1579 |
| Term ended | December 4, 1594 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Ignacio Santibáñez, O.F.M. |
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| Born | c. 1512 |
| Died | December 4, 1594 (aged 81–82) Madrid, Crown of Castile |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Styles of Obispo Domingo de Salazar | |
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| Reference style | Monseñor |
| Spoken style | Su Excelencia Reverendísima |
| Religious style | Reverendísimo |
Domingo de Salazar (1512 – December 4, 1594) was aCatholicprelate who served as the firstBishop of Manila (1579–1594),[1][2][3][4] which was then newly-annexed to theSpanish Empire.
Domingo de Salazar was born inLa Rioja, Spain.[4] At the age of 15, his family sent him to study at theUniversity of Salamanca, wherein the university was the most important cultural and intellectual center of Spain and one of the famous in the entire European continent.[5] At the University of Salamanca, Salazar was profoundly influenced by the philosopher and theologianFrancisco de Vitoria, wherein many of the solutions that Salazar tried to offer when it came to the theological and juridicial problems in the Philippines, were inspired by Vitoria.[6] He obtained his bachelor's degree in Canon Law in the year 1532 and afterwards obtained his Bachelor of Civil Laws in 1539.[7] There were no concrete evidence to point the idea that Salazar actually enrolled in the classes taught by Vitoria, but he supported the cause of Vitoria, the humanitarian and Christian ideas with regards to the conquest and evangelization of the Americas.[8]
Salazar was also involved in theSpanish expedition in the modern-day US state ofFlorida from 1558 until 1561. After leavingMexico City to Florida, Salazar, along with Pedro de Feria andDomingo de la Anunciación, wrote a letter to KingPhilip II that all laws enacted for the new discoveries and conquest had to be fulfilled by the participants in the expedition so that abuses against the natives would be avoided and there must be enough provisions that should be given to the expeditionaries for at least a period of time, so that robberies against the locals would be avoided.[9]
On February 6, 1579, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed byPope Gregory XIII as the firstBishop of Manila. He was installed in 1581. He strongly opposed enslaving the indigenous people of the Philippines. He served as Bishop of Manila until his death on December 4, 1594, aged 82.[2]
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