Antonio de Morga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio de Morga

Spanish historian and lawyer

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1559

Place of Birth: Seville, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1636

Profession: lawyer, historian, civil servant

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Antonio de Morga Sánchez Garay (November 29, 1559 – July 21, 1636) was a Spanish lawyer and a high-ranking colonial official for 43 years, in the Philippines (1594 to 1604), New Spain and Peru, where he was president of the Audiencia for 20 years. He was also a historian.
After being reassigned to Mexico, he published the book Sucesos de las islas Filipinas in 1609, considered one of the most important works on the early history of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
As Deputy Governor in the Philippines, he restored the audencia.
He took over the function of judge or oidor.
He also took command of Spanish ships in a 1600 naval battle against Dutch corsairs, but suffered defeat and barely survived. His history was first published in English in 1868; numerous editions have been published in English, including a 1907 edition that is online at the Gutenberg Project[2].
It has also been reprinted in Spanish and other languages.