Martín de Calatayud (1501 – November 9, 1548) was a

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prelate who served as Bishop of Santa Marta (1543–1548). ''(in Latin)''

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Martín de Calatayud was born in

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and ordained a priest in the Orden de San Jerónimo. On December 19, 1543,

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appointed him Bishop of Santa Marta. In December 1547, he was

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bishop by

Jerónimo de Loayza Jerónimo de Loayza y González, O.P. (1498 – October 25, 1575), was a Spanish Dominican friar and missionary, who was selected as the first Archbishop of Lima. ''(in Latin)'' He established the first hospital, initiated construction of ...

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with García Díaz Arias,

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, and

Juan Solano Juan Solano, Dominican Order, O.P. (c. 1505 – 1580), was a Spanish people, Spanish Dominican Order, Dominican missionary and the second bishop (Catholic Church), Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuzco, Diocese of Cuzco, Peru ...

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. He died on November 9, 1548.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1501 births 1548 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in New Granada Roman Catholic bishops of Santa Marta {{Colombia-RC-bishop-stub

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