Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. (1512–1581) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1578–1581),

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(1574–1578), and

Bishop of Tortosa The bishop of Tortosa is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa in Catalonia, Spain.

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Biography

Martín de Córdoba Mendoza was born in

Córdoba, Spain Córdoba ( ; ), or sometimes Cordova ( ), is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the Province of Córdoba (Spain), province of Córdoba. It is the third most populated Municipalities in Spain, municipality in Andalusia. The city prim ...

on 3 November 1512 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 17 July 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV (; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered itself a b ...

Bishop of Tortosa The bishop of Tortosa is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa in Catalonia, Spain.

. On 4 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake ...

. On 13 June 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as

. He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 5 June 1581. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of

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, Bishop of Sigüenza (1579); and Jerónimo Manrique de Lara,

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