Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Manso Zuñiga and the second or maternal family name is Sola.
Most Reverend

Francisco Manso de Zuñiga y Sola
Archbishop of Burgos
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Burgos
In office1640–1655
PredecessorFernando Andrade Sotomayor
SuccessorJuan Pérez Delgado
Orders
ConsecrationApril 12, 1628
by Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
Personal details
Born1587
Cañas, La Rioja, Spain
DiedDecember 27, 1655 (age 68)
Burgos, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Mexico (1627–1634)
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (1637–1640)

Francisco Manso de Zuñiga y Sola (1587 – December 27, 1655) was the I Count of Hervías and a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Burgos (1640–1655), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (1637–1640), and as Archbishop of Mexico (1627–1634).[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Francisco Manso de Zuñiga y Sola was born in Cañas, La Rioja, Spain.[1][2] He was the son of Don Juan Manso de Zúñiga y Medrano, nicknamed “El Joven or El Mozo”, lord of the towns of Canillas, Cañas and Santorcaz, progenitor of the Counts of Hervías; and Magdalena de Sola. Francisco is the paternal grandson of Juan Manso de Zúñiga and Beatriz Martínez de Medrano.

Francisco's sister María Magdalena Manso de Zúñiga y Sola, I Lady of Tabuerniga, married Antonio Velaz de Medrano y Mendoza, knight of the Order of Santiago, soldier in Naples and Sicily and magistrate in the towns of Malaga (1609–12) and Cuenca-Huete (1612–14). Francisco is the maternal uncle of Pedro Velaz de Medrano y Manso de Zúñíga, II Lord of Tabuérniga. Antonio Velaz de Medrano y Mendoza was the son of the noble Don Juan Velaz de Medrano, and a lady from the Mendoza family.[3]

His other siblings were Juan Manso de Zúñiga y Sola, who married Antonia Ambrosia de Salcedo y Vallejo; Pedro Manso de Zúñiga y Sola (1566-1610); Martín Manso de Zúñiga y Sola (1569-1630) and Sebastián Manso de Zúñiga y Sola.

Francisco's brother Pedro Manso de Zúñiga y Sola was a student at the University of Salamanca, advisor to his uncle the bishop of Calahorra Pedro Manso de Zúñiga y Medrano, archdeacon of Bilbao. Pedro Manso de Zúñíga y Sola successively became judge of the Court of Pamplona, of the Chancery of Granada, mayor of the court, president of the Royal Court of Valladolid and president of the Council of Castile. Philip III granted him the title of patriarch of the West Indies and Paul V granted him the archbishopric of Caesarea.

I Count of Hervías[edit]

The County of Hervías is a Spanish noble title created by King Felipe IV on May 26, 1651, in favor of Francisco Manso de Zúñiga y Solá, with the prior viscountcy of Negueruela, La Rioja.[4]

Career[edit]

On August 9, 1627, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Mexico.[1] April 12, 1628, he was consecrated bishop by Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, Bishop of Michoacán.[1] He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his resignation on July 20, 1634.[1] On October 5, 1637, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena.[1] On October 8, 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Burgos where he served until his death on December 27, 1655.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan Velasco Acevedo, Bishop of Orense (1637); Pedro Luis Manso Zuñiga, Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1648); and Juan Bravo Lasprilla, Bishop of Lugo (1652).[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola" retrieved November 13, 2015
  2. ^ a b Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops" Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine retrieved January 3, 2016
  3. ^ Téllez Alarcia, Diego (2014). "De paje real a pirata: Pedro Velaz de Medrano". La Aventura de la historia (184): 40–43. ISSN 1579-427X.
  4. ^ Portell Pasamonte, Rafael (2014). 'His Excellency and Most Reverend Lord Don Francisco de Manso de Zúñiga y Solá and the County of Hervías.' Bulletin of the Riojan Association of Genealogy and Heraldry (6): 73-84. https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/4753175.pdf

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Mexico
1627–1634 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena
1637–1640 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Burgos
1640–1655 		Succeeded by
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