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Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza

Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Solis and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza (June 13, 1574 – April 19, 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Puerto Rico (1635–1641).[1][2]

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Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza was born in Salamanca, Spain on June 13, 1574, and ordained a priest in the Order of Carmelites.[1][2] On January 11, 1635, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed on September 1, 1636, by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][2] In August 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Facundo de la Torre, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2] He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on April 19, 1641.[1][2]

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  1. [1]
    Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 286. (in Latin)
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    Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 9, 2015. [self-published]
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