Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones (b.

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, Spain, 1444 – d. Madrid, October 14, 1502) was a Spanish noble from the

House of Mendoza The Mendoza family was a powerful line of Spanish nobles. Members of the family wielded considerable power, especially from the 14th to the 17th centuries in Castile. The family originated from the village of Mendoza (Basque ''mendi+oza'', 'c ...

and the Archbishop of Sevilla.

Biography

He was the son of Íñigo López de Mendoza y Figueroa, and was the brother of Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones, the second Condado de Tendilla. He was the second cardinal in the Mendoza family, studying at the University of Salamanca, one of the two prestigious Spanish universities. In 1481, he began his clerical career as a steward to his uncle, the future

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Pedro González de Mendoza. At the time, his uncle was the Bishop of Plasencia. Diego later become Bishop of Palencia in 1471. In 1485, Diego was made the Archbishop of Sevilla. Later in 1500, he was also named

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and Cardinal of Santa Sabina. Some authors name Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones as Bishop of Sigüenza, however this is a historical error. Toribio Minguella
Historia de la diócesis de Sigüenza y de sus obispos
, vol. II, pp. 186.

Burial

Diego was buried first in the Convento de Santa Ana de Tendilla, of which he was an important benefactor and patron. Later, his remains were transferred to the Catedral de Santa María de la Sede de Sevilla to a marble sepulcher made by

Domenico Fancelli Domenico Fancelli (1469–1519) was an Italian sculptor who worked primarily in Spain, where he was one of those who introduced Renaissance art. His most notable works are the tomb of Cardinal Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, in the Cathedral of Sevill ...

and commissioned by his brother, Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones.

Predecessors and Successors

In his role as Bishop of Palencia, he was preceded by Rodrigo Sánchez de Arévalo, and succeeded by Alonso de Burgos. In his role as Archbishop of Sevilla, he was preceded by

Iñigo Manrique de Lara (archbishop) Iñigo Manrique de Lara (died April 1485) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1483–1485), Bishop of Jaén (1475–1483), Bishop of Coria (1457–1475), and Bishop of Oviedo (1444–1457).

, and succeeded by Juan de Zúñiga y Pimentel.

References

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