Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P. (died June 25, 1592) was a

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prelate who served as

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(1587–1592) and

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(1578–1587). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P."
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Biography

Alfonso de la Cerda was born in Caceres, Spain and moved to the United States to make a living but - discouraged by the morality of his fellow migrants - he left and entered the convent of San Rosario in Lima where he was ordained a priest in the

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Volume 1 He was elected prior of the convents of Porto Bello, Arequipa, and Lima, and then preacher-general of Peru, and finally provincial of Peru where he established a requirement that all missionaries have some knowledge of Indian languages. In 1573, he was sent to Rome to represent the interests of the Dominicans of Peru. On January 13, 1578, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by

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. On November 6, 1587, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by

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. In 1588, he founded a convent of his order in Chuquisaca. He served as Bishop La Plata o Charcas until his death on June 25, 1592, in Chuquisaca.

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