Fray Tomás de Berlanga (1487 – 8 August 1551) was the fourth Bishop of Panamá. ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Tomás de Berlanga was born in

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. On February 11, 1534,

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appointed him Bishop of Panama. On May 17, 1534, he was consecrated bishop by

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. Francisco Mendoza,

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, was co-consecrator, with Father

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assisting. In 1535, he sailed to

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to settle a dispute between

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and

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over division of territory after the conquest of the

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.Leon, P., 1998, The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles of the New World Encounter, edited and translated by Cook and Cook, Durham: Duke University Press, His ship stalled when the winds died and strong currents carried him out to the

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which he thus discovered on March 10, 1535. He sent an account of the adventure and discovery to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. Berlanga resigned his see in 1537. When Tomás de Berlanga returned to the Berlanga de Duero from America, he brought with him a cayman from the Chagres River in Panama. This cayman measured 3 meters. It is currently on display in the Colegiata de Nuestra Señora del Mercado in Berlanga de Duero.

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