Manuel de Alday y Aspée
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Manuel de Alday y Aspée was a Chilean Roman Catholic priest. He served as Bishop of Santiago from 1755 to 1788. He is considered the most important bishop of Santiago during the eighteenth century.
Manuel de Alday, after a portrait of 1772 by José Legarda, Lima.
Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Santiago and the main temple of the Catholic Church in that country. As a Cathedral Church, it is the permanent seat of the Archbishop
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, located in the city's Plaza de Armas.
Metropolitan Cathedral
Project by Joaquín Toesca for the facade of the cathedral. Colored plate, litography of 1780.
The Cathedral of Santiago and Plaza de Armas in 1870.