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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. [ 1] He wrote Doctrina breve, the first book published in the Western Hemisphere by a European, printed in Mexico City in 1539. [ 2]
May 14, 2018 · Juan de Zumárraga >The Spanish churchman Juan de Zumárraga (ca. 1468-1548), first bishop and >first archbishop of Mexico, was an outstanding representative of a group of >16th-century Spanish clergy in America who combined missionary zeal, a >sensitive social conscience, and love of learning.
Juan de Zumárraga, O. F. M. (1468-1548), fue el primer obispo de la diócesis de México donde llegó en 1528 y el segundo de la Nueva España tras Julián Garcés. Llevó la primera imprenta al Nuevo Mundo. Fue consagrado el 27 de abril de 1533 y nombrado arzobispo en 1547. Fundó la primera capilla en honor a santa María de Guadalupe.
Biography of the first bishop of Mexico, who defended the Indians from the abuses of the auditors and promoted their conversion and education. Learn about his life, his conflicts, his travels, and his legacy.
Conoce la vida y obra de Juan de Zumárraga, franciscano, primer obispo y arzobispo de México, y autor de la Doctrina breve. Descubre cómo fue su labor pastoral, su defensa de los indígenas y su relación con Carlos V y Hernán Cortés.
Juan de Zumárraga ( b. ca. 1468; d. 3 June 1548), first bishop (1528–1547) and archbishop (1547–1548) of Mexico. Fray Juan de Zumárraga was born in Durango, near Bilbao, Spain; his birthdate is unknown but he was said to have been over eighty at death.
The Figure of Fray Juan de Zumárraga, the first Bishop and Archbishop of Mexico and one of the first prelates of Spanish America, is outstanding for the great zeal he displayed in the defense of the natives of New Spain.