Cristóbal Bencomo y Rodríguez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish Catholic priest
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Place of Birth: San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain
About Cristóbal Bencomo y Rodríguez
- Cristóbal Bencomo y Rodríguez (San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, 30 August 1758 – 15 April 1835, Sevilla, Spain) was a Spanish Catholic priest and confessor of King Ferdinand VII of Spain.Bencomo was the driving force behind the creation of the University of La Laguna (the first of the Canary Islands) and the Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, leading to the separation of the western Canary Islands in this new bishopric.
- Known for his many royal and ecclesiastical titles, he was one of the most important figures of the Spanish Catholic Church.
- Among his major positions were member of the council and chamber of Castile, Grand Inquisitor of Spain (a position he rejected), Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos III, and Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in partibus, given by Pope Pius VII.
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