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Antonio de Valdivieso | |
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Bishop of Nicaragua | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Nicaragua |
In office | 1544–1549 |
Predecessor | Francisco de Mendavia |
Successor | Fernando González de Bariodero |
Orders | |
Consecration | 8 Nov 1544 by Bartolomé de las Casas |
Personal details | |
Born | 1495 Burgos, Spain |
Died | 26 Feb 1549 León, Nicaragua |
Antonio de Valdivieso (born 1495 died 26 Feb 1549) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1544–1549). [1] [2]
Antonio de Valdivieso was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. [3] On 29 Feb 1544, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Nicaragua. [1] [3] On 8 Nov 1544, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé de las Casas, with Francisco Marroquín Hurtado, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala, and Cristóbal de Pedraza, Bishop of Comayagua, serving as co-consecrators. [3] As he was very concerned for the wellbeing of the Indians and the abuses practiced under the encomienda system, he attracted the ire of the governor, who libeled his character in Granada. [4]> Hernando de Contreras, the son of the governor, roused an angry mob, went to Valdivieso's home, and subsequently stabbed the Valdivieso to death [4] on 26 Feb 1549. [3]
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Antonio de Valdivieso | |
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Bishop of Nicaragua | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Nicaragua |
In office | 1544–1549 |
Predecessor | Francisco de Mendavia |
Successor | Fernando González de Bariodero |
Orders | |
Consecration | 8 Nov 1544 by Bartolomé de las Casas |
Personal details | |
Born | 1495 Burgos, Spain |
Died | 26 Feb 1549 León, Nicaragua |
Antonio de Valdivieso (born 1495 died 26 Feb 1549) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1544–1549). [1] [2]
Antonio de Valdivieso was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. [3] On 29 Feb 1544, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Nicaragua. [1] [3] On 8 Nov 1544, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé de las Casas, with Francisco Marroquín Hurtado, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala, and Cristóbal de Pedraza, Bishop of Comayagua, serving as co-consecrators. [3] As he was very concerned for the wellbeing of the Indians and the abuses practiced under the encomienda system, he attracted the ire of the governor, who libeled his character in Granada. [4]> Hernando de Contreras, the son of the governor, roused an angry mob, went to Valdivieso's home, and subsequently stabbed the Valdivieso to death [4] on 26 Feb 1549. [3]