Governor Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa and Domingo de Salazar, the first bishop of Manila, had requested the King of Spain to establish the Supreme Court of the Philippines then called the Audiencia, to settle disputes between the Church and State. In 1584, three judges arrived from Mexico and started the justice court with De Vera serving as the chief justice.[2]
After the sudden death of Governor Peñalosa, Diego Ronquillo, his nephew became the governor ad interim but was later charged for defalcation in the trust of Peñalosa's estate and was sent back to Spain as a prisoner. As the chief justice of the court, Santiago de Vera succeeded as the governor of the islands on May 16, 1584.[3]: 16
First houses of stone
Ground plan of the Fort of Nuestra Señora de Guia built by Santiago de Vera in 1587
Following the great fire of Manila on March 19, 1583, which started during the wake of Governor Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa at the San Agustin Church, Santiago de Vera made an order that all construction in Manila should be of stone. It was found that stone could be easily cut near the banks of the Pasig in Guadalupe (now Guadalupe Viejo in Makati) and brought to Manila in boats.
Fort of Nuestra Señora de Guia
He also built the first stone fort of Manila called Nuestra Señora de Guia (Our Lady of Guidance) in 1587 located at the present location of San Diego Bastion (Baluarte de San Diego) at the southwestern corner of Intramuros with plans by a Jesuit named Sedeño. The artillery for this fort was cast by Panday Pira.[2][3]: 299
De Vera also began to dig the moat which surrounded the city. He also built a stone breastwork along the Pasig riverfront. The great wall was not begun till the rule of Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas.[2]
References
^BLAIR, Emma Helen & ROBERTSON, James Alexander, eds. (1904). The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898. Vol. 17 of 55 (1609–1616). Historical introduction and additional notes by Edward Gaylord BOURNE; additional translations by Henry B. Lathrop. Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Company. ISBN978-1426486869. OCLC 769945708. Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
^ abcJernegan, Prescott F. (1905). "A Short History of the Philippines for use in Philippine schools", p.104. D. Appleton and Company, New York.
^ abBLAIR, Emma Helen & ROBERTSON, James Alexander, eds. (1903). The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898. Vol. 06 of 55 (1583–1588). Historical introduction and additional notes by Edward Gaylord BOURNE. Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Company. ISBN978-0554338217. OCLC 769945230. Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
santiago, vera, native, alcalá, henares, spain, sixth, spanish, governor, philippines, from, 1584, until, 1590, governor, captain, general, philippinesin, office, 1584, 1590monarchphilip, spaingovernor, viceroy, spain, luis, villanueva, zapatapedro, moya, cont. Santiago de Vera was a native of Alcala de Henares Spain and the sixth Spanish governor of the Philippines from May 16 1584 until May 1590 1 286 287 Santiago de Vera6th Governor and Captain General of the PhilippinesIn office May 16 1584 May 1590MonarchPhilip II of SpainGovernor Viceroy of New Spain Luis de Villanueva y ZapataPedro Moya de ContrerasAlvaro Manrique de Zuniga 1st Marquess of VillamanriqueLuis de Velasco 1st Marquess of SalinasPreceded byDiego RonquilloSucceeded byGomez Perez Dasmarinas Contents 1 Governorship 2 First houses of stone 3 Fort of Nuestra Senora de Guia 4 ReferencesGovernorship EditGovernor Gonzalo Ronquillo de Penalosa and Domingo de Salazar the first bishop of Manila had requested the King of Spain to establish the Supreme Court of the Philippines then called the Audiencia to settle disputes between the Church and State In 1584 three judges arrived from Mexico and started the justice court with De Vera serving as the chief justice 2 After the sudden death of Governor Penalosa Diego Ronquillo his nephew became the governor ad interim but was later charged for defalcation in the trust of Penalosa s estate and was sent back to Spain as a prisoner As the chief justice of the court Santiago de Vera succeeded as the governor of the islands on May 16 1584 3 16 First houses of stone Edit Ground plan of the Fort of Nuestra Senora de Guia built by Santiago de Vera in 1587 Following the great fire of Manila on March 19 1583 which started during the wake of Governor Gonzalo Ronquillo de Penalosa at the San Agustin Church Santiago de Vera made an order that all construction in Manila should be of stone It was found that stone could be easily cut near the banks of the Pasig in Guadalupe now Guadalupe Viejo in Makati and brought to Manila in boats Fort of Nuestra Senora de Guia EditHe also built the first stone fort of Manila called Nuestra Senora de Guia Our Lady of Guidance in 1587 located at the present location of San Diego Bastion Baluarte de San Diego at the southwestern corner of Intramuros with plans by a Jesuit named Sedeno The artillery for this fort was cast by Panday Pira 2 3 299 De Vera also began to dig the moat which surrounded the city He also built a stone breastwork along the Pasig riverfront The great wall was not begun till the rule of Gomez Perez Dasmarinas 2 References Edit BLAIR Emma Helen amp ROBERTSON James Alexander eds 1904 The Philippine Islands 1493 1898 Vol 17 of 55 1609 1616 Historical introduction and additional notes by Edward Gaylord BOURNE additional translations by Henry B Lathrop Cleveland Ohio Arthur H Clark Company ISBN 978 1426486869 OCLC 769945708 Explorations by early navigators descriptions of the islands and their peoples their history and records of the catholic missions as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts showing the political economic commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century a b c Jernegan Prescott F 1905 A Short History of the Philippines for use in Philippine schools p 104 D Appleton and Company New York a b BLAIR Emma Helen amp ROBERTSON James Alexander eds 1903 The Philippine Islands 1493 1898 Vol 06 of 55 1583 1588 Historical introduction and additional notes by Edward Gaylord BOURNE Cleveland Ohio Arthur H Clark Company ISBN 978 0554338217 OCLC 769945230 Explorations by early navigators descriptions of the islands and their peoples their history and records of the catholic missions as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts showing the political economic commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century Political officesPreceded byDiego Ronquillo Governor and Captain General of the Philippines1584 1590 Succeeded byGomez Perez Dasmarinas This article about a Filipino politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santiago de Vera amp oldid 1110216801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
