Vasco de Quiroga

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Vasco de Quiroga was a 16th-century Spanish bishop and humanist known for his efforts to protect and educate Indigenous peoples in colonial Mexico.

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Vasco de Quiroga canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ
Spanish colonial official ⓘ
human ⓘ
humanist ⓘ
jurist ⓘ
advocatedFor humane treatment of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
limiting abuses of encomenderos ⓘ
appointedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
canonizationStatus venerated locally in Michoacán ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1470 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1565-03-14 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Salamanca ⓘ
ethnicGroup Spaniards ⓘ
fieldOfWork Indigenous rights ⓘ
canon law ⓘ
colonial law ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle Tata Vasco ⓘ
implemented pueblo-hospital model combining charity, work, and education ⓘ
inspiredBy Thomas More ⓘ
Utopia (book) ⓘ
knownFor defense of Indigenous peoples in New Spain ⓘ
establishing hospital-towns for Indigenous communities ⓘ
implementing protective legal measures for Indigenous peoples ⓘ
promoting education among Indigenous populations ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latin ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalAuthorityOver Indigenous communities in Michoacán ⓘ
memberOf clergy of the Catholic Church in New Spain ⓘ
movement Renaissance humanism ⓘ
name Vasco de Quiroga ⓘ
notableWork Founding of Santa Fe de México ⓘ
Founding of Santa Fe de la Laguna ⓘ
Pueblo-hospital system in Michoacán ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ
humanist ⓘ
judge ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile ⓘ
Madrigal de las Altas Torres ⓘ
placeOfDeath Michoacán ⓘ
Pátzcuaro ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Michoacán ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Mexico City ⓘ
Michoacán ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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Colegio de San Nicolás → founder → Vasco de Quiroga ⓘ
Avenida Vasco de Quiroga → namedAfter → Vasco de Quiroga ⓘ
Vasco de Quiroga → name → Vasco de Quiroga ⓘ
Nuño de Guzmán → opposedBy → Vasco de Quiroga ⓘ
Plaza Vasco de Quiroga → namedAfter → Vasco de Quiroga ⓘ