Marcos de Torres y Rueda

Marcos de Torres y Rueda (– 22 April 1649) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Yucatán and as the viceroy of New Spain. Quotes about Marcos de Torres y Rueda The rule of Torres y Rueda was brief and eventless. Brantz Mayer, Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican (1853) Reproof was unheeded by the bishop, who displayed anything but a forgiving spirit, especially in the prosecutions instituted against those prebendaries of his church who had been rather eager to recognize the jueces conservadores and declare his see vacant. Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Mexico (1883) External links Category:Catholics from Spain Category:Roman Catholic bishops Category:1649 deaths