# Alonso de Sandoval

> Alonso de Sandoval, SJ was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary in Colombia. He devoted most of his life to the evangelization of Black slaves arriving in the Colombian port city of Cartagena, and was the mentor of Saint Peter Claver. He is also known for his treatise De Instauranda Æthiopum Salute, a major contribution to the study of the slave trade and the condition of Black slaves in Cartagena.

*Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary in Colombia*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Spain
- **Born:** 1576
- **Died:** 1652
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alonso de Sandoval, SJ was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary in Colombia. He devoted most of his life to the evangelization of Black slaves arriving in the Colombian port city of Cartagena, and was the mentor of Saint Peter Claver. He is also known for his treatise De Instauranda Æthiopum Salute, a major contribution to the study of the slave trade and the condition of Black slaves in Cartagena.

## Fame
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