RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Juan de Palafox y Mendoza

1600 - 1659

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Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (26 June 1600 – 1 October 1659) was a Spanish politician, administrator, and Catholic clergyman in 17th century Spain and a viceroy of Mexico. Palafox was the Bishop of Puebla (1640−1655), and the interim Archbishop of Mexico (1640−1642). He also held political office, from 10 June 1642 to 23 November 1642 as the Viceroy of New Spain. He lost a high-profile struggle with the Jesuits in New Spain, resulting in a recall to Spain, to the Diocese of Osma in Old Castile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan de Palafox y Mendoza is the 2,666th most popular religious figure (down from 2,404th in 2024), the 1,404th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,312th in 2019) and the 104th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza ranks 2,666 out of 3,187. Before him are Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Saud Al-Shuraim, Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Augustin Kažotić, Peter Takeo Okada, and Teemu Sippo. After him are Swæfberht of Essex, Hugh Latimer, Antony Padiyara, John Patrick Foley, Pedro Pardo de Cela, and Eusébio Scheid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1600, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza ranks 23. Before him are Malyuta Skuratov, Lourenço Marques, Jacques Blanchard, Pyotr Beketov, Matthias Stom, and Ivan Bolotnikov. After him are Pieter de Grebber, and Ivan Moskvitin. Among people deceased in 1659, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza ranks 14. Before him are Simon Dach, Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Michał Boym, Willem Drost, Jan Baptist Weenix, and Giovanni Pesaro.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza ranks 1,404 out of 3,355. Before him are Amparo Poch y Gascón (1902), Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (1951), Josep Tarradellas (1899), José Sacristán (1937), Fran (1969), and Martín Marculeta (1907). After him are Miguel Fleta (1897), Raquel Meller (1888), Ariadna Gil (1969), Isabel Pantoja (1956), Juan Diego (1942), and Pedro Pardo de Cela (1420).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza ranks 104. Before him are Arcadio Larraona Saralegui (1887), Jon Sobrino (1938), Agustín García-Gasco Vicente (1931), Pedro Casaldáliga (1928), Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (1916), and Shlomo ibn Aderet (1235). After him are Pedro Pardo de Cela (1420), Anselmo Lorenzo (1841), Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (1907), Damián Iguacén Borau (1916), Nicholas Wiseman (1802), and Gregorio María Aguirre y García (1835).

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