Pedro Vega (1560–1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Cartagena
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Biography
Pedro Vega was born in
Bubierca
Bubierca is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
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Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
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Spain
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on 3 Nov 1560.
On 6 Oct 1614, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...