Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Dávalos (25 November 1590 – 2 September 1665) was a Catholic prelate who served as

Archbishop of Mexico The Archdiocese of Mexico ( la, Archidioecesis Mexicanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that is situated in Mexico City, Mexico. It was erected as a diocese on 2 September 1530 and elevated to ...

(1664–1665) and

Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca The Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca ( la, Archidioecesis Antequerensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The cathedral church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in the epis ...

(1658–1664).Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops"
retrieved January 3, 2016

Biography

Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Dávalos was born in

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. On 19 January 1658, he selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by

Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667. He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...

. On 13 September 1658, he was consecrated bishop by

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. On 28 April 1664, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VII as

and installed on 15 November 1664. He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his death on 2 September 1665. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of

Marcos de Torres y Rueda Marcos de Torres y Rueda (April 25, 1591, Almazán, Spain – April 22, 1649, Mexico City) was bishop of Yucatan (1646–1649), interim viceroy of New Spain, and president of the Audiencia of New Spain. He served in office from May 13, 1648 t ...

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(1645).

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