Diego Hurtado De Mendoza Y Quiñones
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Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones (b.
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, Spain, 1444 – d.
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, October 14, 1502) was a Spanish noble from the
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and the Archbishop of Sevilla.


Biography

He was the son of Íñigo López de Mendoza y Figueroa, and was the brother of
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones, (1440– 20 July 1515) was the 1st Marquis of Mondéjar () and 2nd Count of Tendilla (). He was known as ("The Great Tendilla") and was a Spanish noble of the House of Mendoza. He was the son of Íñigo ...
, the second Count of Tendilla. He was the second cardinal in the Mendoza family, studying at the
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, one of the two prestigious Spanish universities. In 1481, he began his clerical career as a steward to his uncle, the future
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Pedro González de Mendoza Pedro González de Mendoza (3 May 1428 – 11 January 1495) was a Spanish cardinal, statesman and lawyer. He served on the council of King Henry IV of Castile and in 1467 fought for him at the Second Battle of Olmedo. In 1468 he was named bis ...
. At the time, his uncle was the Bishop of
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. Diego later become Bishop of Palencia in 1471. In 1485, Diego was made the Archbishop of
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. Later in 1500, he was also named
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and Cardinal of
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. Some authors name Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones as Bishop of
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, however this is a historical error. Toribio Minguella
Historia de la diócesis de Sigüenza y de sus obispos
, vol. II, pp. 186.


Burial

Diego was buried first in the Convento de Santa Ana de Tendilla, of which he was an important benefactor and patron. Later, his remains were transferred to the Catedral de Santa María de la Sede de Sevilla to a marble
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made by Domenico Fancelli and commissioned by his brother,
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones, (1440– 20 July 1515) was the 1st Marquis of Mondéjar () and 2nd Count of Tendilla (). He was known as ("The Great Tendilla") and was a Spanish noble of the House of Mendoza. He was the son of Íñigo ...
.


Predecessors and Successors

In his role as Bishop of Palencia, he was preceded by
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, and succeeded by Alonso de Burgos. In his role as Archbishop of Sevilla, he was preceded by
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, and succeeded by
Juan de Zúñiga y Pimentel Juan de Zúñiga y Pimentel (1465–1504) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography A member of the House of Zúñiga, Juan de Zúñiga y Pimentel was born in Béjar in 1465, the son of Álvaro de Zúñiga, duke of Plasenci ...
.


References

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