Eugenio Sanz-Orozco Mortera was a Capuchin friar and Catholic priest born in Manila in 1880. Although his father initially intended for him to pursue a legal career, he eventually entered the priesthood and was ordained in 1910. Known as José María of Manila, he sought to serve the Church in the Philippines but remained in Spain to preach the Gospel. He was killed in Madrid in August 1936 during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, becoming a martyr for his faith.