Juan Enguera (died 1513) was the

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of the

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from 1507 to 1513.

Biography

Juan Enguera was born in

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in the fifteenth century. A member of the

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, Enguera rose to become a

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. Enguera was appointed Bishop of Vic on 19 December 1505. He was later appointed

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on 9 December 1510, ''(in Latin)'' and then

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on 1 October 1512. In addition to his duties as a bishop, he was the

of the

from 1507 to 1513. Enguera died in

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on 14 February 1513.

References

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