Juan de Arechederra
Juan de Arechederra | |
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| Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia | |
| Church | Saint Paul Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Province | Ilocos |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nueva Segovia |
| Appointed | 1750 |
| Predecessor | Luciano Santiago |
| Successor | Manuel del Río Flores |
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| Born | Juan de Arrechederra September 20, 1681 |
| Died | November 12, 1751 (aged 70) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
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Juan de Arechederra | |
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| 42nd Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines | |
| In office September 21, 1745 – July 20, 1750 | |
| Monarchs | Philip V of Spain Ferdinand VI of Spain |
| Preceded by | Gaspar de la Torre |
| Succeeded by | Marquis of Brindisi and Ovando |
Juan de Arechederra (Caracas, Venezuela, September 20, 1681 – Nueva Segovia, November 12, 1751) was a Venezuelan (originally Spanish Criollo) friar and member of the Dominican Order who served as the Rector of Colegio de San Juan de Letran from 1725 until 1735 and University of Santo Tomas from 1735 to 1737 and from 1743 to 1745 and Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia from 1745 and in turn, the Bishop from 1750 until his death in 1751. In Philippine history, he is best remembered as being the Governor-General from 1745 to 1750 who baptized Alimuddin I, the only Catholic Sultan of Sulu.