About Juan de la Plaza
Lived 1527 – 1602 (aged 74–75). Juan de la Plaza was a missionary.
Juan de la Plaza (1527–1602) was a Jesuit missionary to New Spain.
Biography
Plaza was born in 1527. He received a doctorate in theology from the University of Alcalá, and subsequently served in the Jesuit administration in Spain and Italy.
In August 1573, Plaza and fellow Jesuit Diego de Bracamonte met with , president of the Council of the Indies, to discuss the Jesuit missions in Peru. In letters to his superiors, Plaza expressed doubts about the legitimacy of the Spanish dominion over Peru, questioning the morality of Jesuit involvement in the conquest and colonization. arriving in Lima on 31 May 1575.
Plaza died in 1602.
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Jesuit missionary to New Spain (1527–1602)
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Juan de la Plaza was born in 1527.
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Juan de la Plaza died in 1602 in Mexico City.
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Juan de la Plaza was a missionary.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Juan de la Plaza. https://biography.guide/juan-de-la-plaza/
MLA: "Juan de la Plaza." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/juan-de-la-plaza/.
Chicago: "Juan de la Plaza." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/juan-de-la-plaza/.
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