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Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela

Archbishop
Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela was a prominent Catholic official who rose to become General Inquisitor of Spain, from 1573 to 1594, and Archbishop of Toledo from 1577 to 1594. He was named a Cardinal by Pope Gregory XIII in 1578. He was the nephew of... Wikipedia
Born: January 13, 1512, Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Spain
Died: November 20, 1595 (age 83 years), Madrid, Spain