Juan de Zumárraga
Juan de Zumárraga, OFM (1468 – June 3, 1548) was a Spanish Basque Franciscan prelate and the first Bishop of Mexico. He was also the region's first inquisitor. He wrote Doctrina breve, the first book published in the Western Hemisphere by a European, printed in Mexico City in 1539.
His Excellency Don Juan de Zumárraga O.F.M. | |
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| Bishop of Mexico | |
| Province | Mexico City |
| See | Mexico |
| Installed | August 20, 1530 |
| Term ended | June 3, 1548 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Alonso de Montúfar, O. P. |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | April 27, 1533 by Diego Ribera de Toledo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1468[?] |
| Died | June 3, 1548 (aged 79–80) Mexico City, New Spain (present-day Mexico) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Coat of arms | |
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