sentences:  Manuel da Nóbrega took after his father by attending the University of Coimbra where he received his baccalaureate is Canon Law and philosophy.In his attempt to develop laws regarding slavery, Manuel da Nóbrega asked King John III of Portugal if he could establish an episcopacy in Brazil and King John III granted his request.During this process, one of Nóbrega's biggest opponents was the first bishop of Brazil (Pedro Fernandes Sardinha), who happened to promote the idea of the "native-hunt".