Alonso de Fuenmayor (1502- 1 March 1554) was a

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prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1546–1554) and Bishop of Santo Domingo (1538–1546). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Alonso de Fuenmayor was born in Calahorra,

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. On 27 October 1538, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by

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as Bishop of Santo Domingo. In March 1538, he was consecrated bishop by

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera (died 1570) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico (1541–1567) ''(in Latin)'' and the first Bishop of Coro (1531–1532). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Rodrigo de Bast ...

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