About Antonio de Sotomayor
Lived 1548 – 1648 (aged 99–100). Antonio de Sotomayor was a Spanish catholic priest, titular bishop, friar, high Inquisitor and catholic theologian.
Antonio de Sotomayor (died 1648) was a Dominican friar who unusually held the positions of royal confessor, councillor of state, commissioner of the crusade, and inquisitor general simultaneously.
Sotomayor was confessor to Philip IV of Spain from 1616 to 1643, and was appointed to the Council of State in 1624, and later to the Comisaría de Cruzada. On 17 July 1632 he also became Inquisitor General of Spain, resigning on 21 June 1643.
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Who was Antonio de Sotomayor?
Grand Inquisitor of Spain
When was Antonio de Sotomayor born?
Antonio de Sotomayor was born in 1548 in Freixeiro, Vigo.
When did Antonio de Sotomayor die?
Antonio de Sotomayor died on 3 September 1648 in Madrid.
What was Antonio de Sotomayor's occupation?
Antonio de Sotomayor was a catholic priest, titular bishop, friar, high Inquisitor and catholic theologian.
What nationality was Antonio de Sotomayor?
Antonio de Sotomayor was Spanish.
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