Luis Cabeza de Vaca ( November 22, 1550) served as Bishop of Palencia, (1537–1550), Bishop of Salamanca (1530–1537), and Bishop of Islas Canarias (1523–1530). (in Latin)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Luis Cabeza de Vaca" retrieved November 11, 2015"Diocese of Salamanca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Salamanca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Biography On March 11, 1523 Pope Adrian VI appointed him Bishop of Islas Canarias. On June 22, 1530, Pope Clement VII appointed him Bishop of Salamanca. On April 14, 1537, Pope Paul III appointed him Bishop of Palencia. He died on November 22, 1550.
While Bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jerónimo de Loaysa, Bishop of Cartagena (1538), and principal co-consecrator of Jorge de Austria, Bishop of Brixen (1539).
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