17th-century Catholic bishop
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Fernández and the second or maternal family name is
Piedrahita .
Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1624, Bogotá – March 29, 1688) was a Spanish Neogranadine Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Panamá (1676–1688)[ 1]
and the Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676).[ 2] [ 3]
Biography
Lucas Fernández de Soto Piedrahita was born in Santa Fe de Bogotá as son of Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita and Catalina de Collantes.[ 4] [ 5] He had one brother and two sisters: Gregorio Hernández de Collantes, María Sayago and Maria Fernández de Piedrahita and his mother was of Inca descent.[ 6] On February 27, 1668, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Santa Marta .[ 4] In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano , Bishop of Cartagena .[ 4] On November 16, 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Panamá .[ 4] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on March 29, 1688.[ 4] He was the principal consecrator of Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa , Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga .[ 4]
Muisca
Fernández de Piedrahita has contributed extensively on the knowledge about the Muisca , the inhabitants of Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the arrival of the Spanish.
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