About Francisco Marroquín
Lived 1499 – 1563 (aged 63–64). Francisco Marroquín was a Spanish latin Catholic priest, catholic bishop and bishop.
Francisco Marroquín (1478 – April 18, 1563) was the first bishop of Guatemala, translator of Central American languages and provisional Governor of Guatemala.
Biography Marroquín was born near Santander in 1478. He studied philosophy and theology in Osuna. After entering the priesthood, Marroquín became a professor at the University of Osuna where he met Bishop García de Loaisa, an adviser to Emperor Charles V. Marroquín became a priest in the Spanish royal court.
After first arriving in Mexico, he traveled onwards to Guatemala with Alvarado, in May 1528. On April 11, 1530, he was appointed parish priest of Guatemala. On December 18, 1534, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala and later provisional governor of Guatemala.
The Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala City is named for him.
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Who was Francisco Marroquín?
Castilian priest
When was Francisco Marroquín born?
Francisco Marroquín was born in 1499 in Guriezo.
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Francisco Marroquín died on 18 April 1563 in Antigua Guatemala.
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Francisco Marroquín was a latin Catholic priest, catholic bishop and bishop.
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Francisco Marroquín was Spanish.
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