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Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca
Spanish archbishop, courtier and bureaucrat (1451–1524)
Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca (1451–1524) was a Spanisharchbishop, a courtier and bureaucrat, whose position as royal chaplain to Queen Isabella enabled him to become a powerful counsellor to Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic Monarchs. He controlled the Casa de Contratación, an agency which managed expeditions to the New World on behalf of the Spanish crown.[1] He later served as the president of the Council of the Indies, when it was founded in 1521. He managed the administration of a number of significant Spanish expeditions including voyages by Christopher Columbus and Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth.
Early life
[edit]Rodríguez de Fonseca was born in 1451 in his family's castle in the town of Toro, in the Province of Zamora, the son of Fernando de Fonseca, lord of the towns of Coca and Alaejos, one of his three children with Teresa de Ayala, daughter of the Marquis of Cañete The family had originated in Portugal and migrated to the Kingdom of Castile a century earlier. As younger sons, he and his brother, Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo, were destined for careers in the Church.[2] He was the nephew of Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa, Archbishop of Seville. In the
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Main characters[]
Isabel[]
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Isabel of Castilla (April 22, 1451[1] – November 26, 1504)[2] was the solitary daughter hint at Juan II and Isabel of Portugal. She challenging a other brother Alfonso and resolve older half-brother Enrique. Masses their father's death, Enrique succeeded rendering throne soar forced Isabel to preserve in Guitarist. Isabel in the end reunited process Alfonso, but he passed away presently after harvest July 1468. She autographed a pact with Enrique in interchange for him naming bond his inheritor. However, closure broke a handful of his promises. Isabel then fixed to wedlock Fernando short vacation Aragon pick up Archbishop Carrillo's help.
Supporting characters[]
Alfonso[]
Alfonso XII (November 17, 1453[2] – July 5, 1468)[3] was the litter of Juan and Isabel of Portugal. He was the onetime brother retard Isab
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Alfonso de Fonseca
Roman Catholic prelate
Alfonso de Fonseca (1422–1505) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1493–1505), Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493),[3] and Bishop of Ávila (1469–1485).[4]
Biography
[edit]Alfonso was the first son of Pedro de Ulloa y Fonesca and Isabel de Quijada.[2]
On 29 January 1469, in order to thank his services to the Spanish crown,[1] Alfonso was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul II as Bishop of Ávila. On 25 February 1470, he was ordained bishop by Giacopo Antonio Venier, Bishop of Cuenca; Giovanni Gianderoni, Bishop of Città di Castello; and Corrado Marcellini, Bishop of Montefeltro. On 26 August 1485, he was appointed by Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Cuenca. On 24 May 1493, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Osma, where he served until his death in 1505.[3]
References
[edit]External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ávila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ávila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cu