Vida y Obra del Padre Rodrigo Aganduru de San Miguel, (1584-1626)

: The present article attempts to present the most complete biography of one of the earliest and most outstanding Recollect missionaries in the Philippines, Fr. Rodrigo de San Miguel. After reviewing the extanct literature on the friar, it will shed light on the main activities of Fr. San Miguel in the Philippines and will explore his bizarre travel from Asia to Europe and also his problems with Holy Inquisition. Lastly, it will review his abundant written production, presenting a few titles never mentioned. Separating the myth from the real man, Fr. Rodrigo de San Miguel appears as a very versatile figure: as a missionary, scholar of theology, chronicler, adventurer, and also a geostrategist of the Catholic missions in Asia.