Diego Aduarte
Appearance
Diego Aduarte OP (1570–1636; born in Zaragoza) was a Spanish Dominican friar and historian. He was a missionary to the Philippine Islands and arrived there in 1595 with Blancas de San Jose.[1] In 1632 was made Prior of Manila. He died in 1636.[1]
Aduarte's works include an account of the difficulties and problems faced by Spanish missionaries introducing Christianity into Cambodia. He also made a biography of the missionary Juan Cobo.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Doctrina Christiana. The First Book Printed in the Philippines, Manial, 1593. Library of Congress. 1947. p. 10. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Chan, Tak-hung Leo (2003). One Into Many: Translation and the Dissemination of Classical Chinese Literature. Rodopi. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-90-420-0815-1. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Works by Diego Aduarte at Project Gutenberg
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
Categories:
- 1570 births
- 1636 deaths
- People from Zaragoza
- Spanish Dominicans
- Roman Catholic missionaries in the Philippines
- Spanish people in the colonial Philippines
- 17th-century Spanish historians
- Spanish Roman Catholic missionaries
- Dominican missionaries
- 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic bishops of Nueva Segovia
- Spanish historian stubs