Bishop Alonso Manso (1460–September 27, 1539) was a Spanish bishop born in Becerril de Campos, Spain. He studied theology at the University of Salamanca. He became the canon of Salamanca and the chaplain of the prince Don Juan. On November 15, 1504 he was appointed bishop of Magua, Dominican Republic. On August 8, 1511, Pope Julius II created three dioceses in the New World, two in Hipaniola (Santo Domingo and Concepción de la Vega) and one in Porto Rico ^[1] (San Juan), and Manso was appointed bishop of the diocese of Porto Rico. Before even arriving to Puerto Rico on September 26, 1512, he founded the first school of advanced studies. On 1513, he became the first bishop to arrive in the New World. In 1519, at the request of Bishop Manso the diocese of Puerto Rico was expanded to cover all the Leeward Islands. That same year he was appointed as the first Inquisitor General of the Indies and two years later he directed the construction of the Cathedral of San Juan. However, the cathedral would be completely destroyed by a hurricane in 1539, shortly after his death. Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ... The University of Salamanca (Spanish Universidad de Salamanca), located in the town of Salamanca, west-northwest of Madrid, is the oldest university in Spain, and one of the oldest in Europe. ... A canon (from the Latin canonicus and Greek κανωνικωσ relating to a rule) is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to a rule (canon). ... Salamanca: Plaza Mayor Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Salamanca Salamanca (population 157,906 (2003)) is a castilian city in central Spain, the capital of the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ... A chaplain is typically a member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church; lay chaplains are also found in some settings such as universities. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1504 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1511 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Julius II, born Giuliano della Rovere (December 5, 1443 – February 21, 1513), was Pope from 1503 to 1513. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, c. ... translate Inside the colonial city, the first citadel (Fortaleza Ozama), the first hospital (hospital de San Nicolás de Bari), the first cathedral (catedral de Santo Domingo), and the first monastery (Monasterio de San Francisco) in the Western Hemisphere were built. ... San Juan from space, July 1997 Nickname: The Walled City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ...

Bishop Manso, as was customary at the time, became involved in politics. He became the eight governor of Puerto Rico ^[2] in 1523 ^[3] . However, his stay in power was short lived as he was replaced a year later by Pedro Moreno, the man who, incidentally, he had replaced. Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ...

Bishop Manso was the precursor of many acts in the New World. Aside from establishing the first advanced studies school he performed the first episcopal consecration in the New World when in 1529, at the Cathedral of San Juan, he consecrated Sebastián Ramírez de Arellano, elected bishop of Santo Domingo. He also founded two hospitals, Concepción (which was the first hospital built in Puerto Rico) and San Ildefonso hospital. Bishop Manso died in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1539 at the age of 79. He was succeeded as bishop of Puerto Rico by Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera in 1541. To consecrate an inanimate object is to dedicate it in a ritual to a special purpose, usually religious. ...

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See also

• List of Governors of Puerto Rico

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Porto Rico is an archaic name of Puerto Rico
2. ↑ Bishop Manso was oficially the 10th governor of Puerto Rico but Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, the first appointed governor, never arrived on the island and Juan Ponce de León held office as the 2nd and 6th governor of Puerto Rico.
3. ↑ Sources vary on whether he became governor on 1523 or 1522.

Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460? - after 1523) was Spanish navigator, explorer, and conquistador. ...

References

• Catholic-Hierarchy: Bishop Alonso Manso
• Alonso Manso
• Catholic Encyclopedia - Porto Rico