About Juan de Cervantes
Lived 1553 – 1614 (aged 61). Juan de Cervantes was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Juan de Cervantes (24 June 1553 – 13 September 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate. He served as the Bishop of Antequera (1608–1614).
Biography Juan de Cervantes was born in Mexico on the 24 of June, 1553. On the 28 of May 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Antequera. On the 3 of May 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar, who was the Bishop of Tlaxcala. He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death on the 13 of September,1614.
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Who was Juan de Cervantes?
Mexican bishop (1553–1614)
When was Juan de Cervantes born?
Juan de Cervantes was born on 24 June 1553 in Mexico.
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Juan de Cervantes died on 13 September 1614 in Antequera.
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Juan de Cervantes was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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