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Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano

1736 – 1818

Bishop and last Grand Inquisitor

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About Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano

Lived 1736 – 1818 (aged 82). Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano was a Spanish catholic priest, politician and catholic bishop.

Pedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y Quintano (Villanueva del Fresno, 1736 – Ourense, 1818) was a Spanish Roman Catholic clergyman and politician.

Named a bishop in 1776, he founded the Seminary of Ourense in 1803, and was one of the five people chosen for the Council of Regency that operated as the executive body of Spain's Supreme Central Junta after Ferdinand VII was deposed during the Peninsular War. He was also, at the time, the last Grand Inquisitor, until the Spanish Inquisition was abolished by the Cortes of Cádizwhich the Supreme Central Junta had established in 1810 to act as a parliamentary Regency. In 1816 Pope Pius VII named him a cardinal.

His sepulchre in the Ourense Cathedral was designed by sculptor Antoni Solà.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Salamanca
Positions held
Cardinal, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ourense
Also known as
Pedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y Quintano

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano?

Bishop and last Grand Inquisitor

When was Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano born?

Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano was born on 12 January 1736 in Villanueva del Fresno.

When did Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano die?

Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano died on 28 March 1818 in Ourense.

What was Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano's occupation?

Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano was a catholic priest, politician and catholic bishop.

What nationality was Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano?

Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano

· Wikidata: Q1969424

· DBpedia: Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano

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