In 1653, he published his work, titled Itinerario de las Missiones Orientales del P. Manrique (Itinerary of the Oriental Missions of Father Manrique), in Rome.
[1] Manrique traveled to India and reached Dhaka in September 1640 to inspect the Portuguese Catholic Church.
He sailed for Japan, but was stopped by Portuguese authorities in Manila and Macao.
He returned to Europe by land, passing through Qandahar, Baghdad and Damascus.
[1] Particularly noted among his writings are the ones relating to Arakan, where he recorded the customs of the court and people that were mixed with Buddhist, Muslim and animist ideas.