Claim: He is a Spanish Catholic priest (born 1512) under the Dominican Order that was assigned in Manila and became its 1st bishop until he was succeeded by Ignacio Santibañez (considered as first Archbishop of Manila).
Evidence: Ignacio Santibáñez (1512 – August 14, 1598) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Manila (1595-1598). Domingo de Salazar (1512 – 4 December 1594) was a Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Manila (1579–84) which was then newly-annexed to the Spanish Empire. Ignacio Santibáñez, O.F.M.