Juan Damián López De Haro
Juan Damián López de Haro, O.SS.T. (also ''Damián Lopez de Haro y Villarda'')(September 27, 1581 – August 24, 1648)Catholic Hierarchy.org: "Bishop Damián Lopez de Haro y Villarda, O.SS.T."
retrieved August 2010 ''(in Latin)'' was a member of the House of Haro, a member of the Trinitarian Order, Order of the Most Holy Trinity and served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1643–1648). He is known for expressing his disillusionment on Puerto Rico's dilapidated colony status in letters and poems written to Spanish officials.

Early years

López de Haro was born in Toledo, Spain on September 27, 1581, where he was baptized on the same day. He enrolled i ...
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