Antonio de Rojas Manrique

Antonio de Rojas Manrique (died 27 June 1527) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of the West Indies (1524–1527), Bishop of Burgos (1525–1527), Bishop of Palencia (1524–1525), Archbishop of Granada (1507–1524), Bishop of Mallorca (1496–1507), and President of the Council of Castile (1519–1524).

Biography
In 1496, Antonio de Rojas Manrique was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Mallorca. He was one of the three ambassadors to England that left on 26 August 1501 to accompany princess Catherine of Aragon on her marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales. The others were Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Mendoza, 3rd Count of Cabra, and Alonso de Fonseca, archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. In 1507, he was appointed by Pope Julius II as Archbishop of Granada. In 1524, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Palencia and the first Patriarch of the West Indies. On 3 July 1525, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Burgos. He served as Bishop of Burgos and Patriarch of West Indies until his death on 27 June 1527.

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