Nieva

"Should we, then, leave Tanelorn?" said Uroch of Nieva, a young, wasted man who had been a drunkard.

The Bane of The Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977

"Should we, then, leave Tanelorn?" said Uroch of Nieva, a young, wasted man who had been a drunkard.

The Bane of the Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977

Beside him stood Uroch of Nieva, pale-faced but angry as he watched the ragged horde's implacable approach.

The Bane of The Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977

Beside him stood Uroch of Nieva, pale-faced but angry as he watched the ragged horde's implacable approach.

The Bane of the Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977

A Chinese text had been written by Juan Cobo, and both Nieva and San Pedro Martyr were capable of preparing this for publication, again possibly aided by Almerique, and also Diego Muñoz, if as an Augustinian he had been willing to cooperate with the Dominicans.

Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593. Anonymous 1951

Nieva and San Pedro Martyr, and after some experimenting achieved typography in the time of Blancas de San José.

Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593. Anonymous 1951

His aptitude for languages and its usefulness to the Dominicans must have been very great, for Aduarte in listing the priests who originally volunteered in Spain makes few comments about individuals, but of Nieva he remarks that he "was afterwards of great importance because of the great ease and skill with which he learned languages, whether Indian or Chinese."

Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593. Anonymous 1951

Nieva died on his way to Mexico, he had had books printed, and since they were in Chinese they must have been printed from wood-blocks, for at that early date it would have been impossible to have cast the number of characters necessary to print in Chinese with movable type.

Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593. Anonymous 1951

One further aide may have been the lay brother, Pedro Rodriguez, who had been sent to San Gabriel with Nieva, and who was a handyman or skilled mechanic, for Aduarte credits him with rebuilding and restoring the hospital.

Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593. Anonymous 1951

[99] Unfortunately Nieva was only a deacon, and so could not hear confession, a fact which was greatly deplored, because during that first year no other priest mastered the language sufficiently well to do it, but in September

Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593. Anonymous 1951