Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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General Inquisitor of Spain, 1573-1594
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About Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela
- Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela (Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ăvila, 13 January 1512 â 20 November 1594) was a prominent Catholic official who rose to become General Inquisitor of Spain, from 1573 to 1594, and Archbishop of Toledo from 1577 to 1594.
- He was named a Cardinal by Pope Gregory XIII in 1578.
- He was the nephew of the 1st Bishop of MichoacĂĄn, Mexico, Vasco de Quiroga, (1470 - 1565).
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