TITLE: Gregorio Meliton Martinez

DESCRIPTION: Born in 1815, in Burgos . Studied at Valladolid and Madrid . Appointed Archbishop of Manila on July 31, 1861 . Received doctorate degree in jurisprudence in 1862. Urged the right of episcopal visitation of the regular parish priests. Protested to the governor against Moret Decrees in 1869. Published long pastoral letters in Spanish and Tagalog condemning the Cavite insurrection participated in by Filipino clergy. Resigned in 1875.