Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
The Most Excellent and Most Reverend Lord Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra | |
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| The Archbishop of 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 | |
| Born | Manuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra September 24, 1708 |
| Died | January 30, 1764 (aged 55) Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Nationality | Spanish (later Mexican) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Styles | |
| Reference style | Monseñor |
| Spoken style | Su Excelencia Reverendísima |
| Religious style | Reverendísimo |
| 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 |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War |
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Manuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra (September 24, 1708 – January 30, 1764) 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.