Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera (died 1570) was a

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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 Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera was born in

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. On June 21, 1531, and confirmed by

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as the first Bishop of Coro. On June 30, 1532, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza, Bishop of Zamora. On July 6, 1541, he was appointed by Pope Paul III as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico. On May 6, 1567, he resigned as Bishop of Puerto Rico. He died in 1570. He was the principal consecrator of Alfonso de Fuenmayor, the fifth Bishop of Santo Domingo.

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