Nicolás de Ramos y Santos (1531 – December 1, 1599) was a

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prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1592–1599) and the third Bishop of Puerto Rico (1588–1592). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M."
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Biography

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos was born in Villasabariego,

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and ordained a priest in the

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. On February 12, 1588, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by

Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V (; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where h ...

as Bishop of Puerto Rico. On July 13, 1592, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...

as Archbishop of Santo Domingo where served until his death on December 1, 1599.

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