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During his tenure as Governor-General, several individuals with pending charges took church asylum in [[Manila]]. Bustamante asked | During his tenure as Governor-General, several individuals with pending charges took church asylum in [[Manila]]. Bustamante asked {{Wiki|Archbishop of Manila}} [[Francisco de la Cuesta]] to surrender the individuals to the authorities or allow them to be taken, but he refused.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda}}</ref> In response, Bustamante ordered that de la Cuesta and all his [[Scholar|monks]] be rounded up and imprisoned, but this unfortunately sealed his fate, as many of the Archbishop's supporters later stormed the Governor-General's mansion and murdered him in the streets.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 51|Episode 51]]</ref> | ||
Following Bustamante's assassination, he was succeeded as Governor-General by de la Cuesta himself.<ref name="Wiki" /> Meanwhile, the [[Spain|Spanish]] officials in the [[Philippines]] began to suspect that the assassination had in fact been an elaborate plot by the [[Dutch East India Company]], meant to keep Spain's influence in [[Southeast Asia]] in check.<ref name="ACFT" /> | Following Bustamante's assassination, he was succeeded as Governor-General by de la Cuesta himself.<ref name="Wiki" /> Meanwhile, the [[Spain|Spanish]] officials in the [[Philippines]] began to suspect that the assassination had in fact been an elaborate plot by the [[Dutch East India Company]], meant to keep Spain's influence in [[Southeast Asia]] in check.<ref name="ACFT" /> | ||
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Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda (1663 – 1719) was the 37th Governor-General of the Philippines from 1717 until his assassination.
Biography
During his tenure as Governor-General, several individuals with pending charges took church asylum in Manila. Bustamante asked Archbishop of Manila Francisco de la Cuesta to surrender the individuals to the authorities or allow them to be taken, but he refused.[2] In response, Bustamante ordered that de la Cuesta and all his monks be rounded up and imprisoned, but this unfortunately sealed his fate, as many of the Archbishop's supporters later stormed the Governor-General's mansion and murdered him in the streets.[3]
Following Bustamante's assassination, he was succeeded as Governor-General by de la Cuesta himself.[2] Meanwhile, the Spanish officials in the Philippines began to suspect that the assassination had in fact been an elaborate plot by the Dutch East India Company, meant to keep Spain's influence in Southeast Asia in check.[3]
Appearances
References
- ↑
Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda on Wikipedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 51