Diego de Espinosa

Catholic cardinal and inquisitor (1502-1572)
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Diego de Espinosa
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Diego de Espinosa

Summary

Diego de Espinosa is a human[1]. He was born in Martín Muñoz de las Posadas[2]. He was born on +1513-09-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Madrid[4]. He died on +1572-09-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], jurist[7], Catholic deacon[8], and Catholic bishop[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Diego de Espinosa was born in Martín Muñoz de las Posadas[2].
  • Diego de Espinosa passed away in Madrid[4].
  • Diego de Espinosa was born on +1513-09-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Diego de Espinosa was born on +1502-09-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Diego de Espinosa was born on +1512-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Diego de Espinosa died on +1572-09-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Diego de Espinosa held citizenship in Spain[13].
  • Diego de Espinosa's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • Diego de Espinosa worked as a jurist[7].
  • Diego de Espinosa worked as a Catholic deacon[8].
  • Diego de Espinosa worked as a Catholic bishop[9].
  • Diego de Espinosa held the position of Grand Inquisitor of Spain[14].
  • Diego de Espinosa held the position of cardinal priest[15].
  • Diego de Espinosa held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Siguenza[16].
  • Diego de Espinosa held the position of cardinal priest[17].
  • Diego de Espinosa's education included a stint at University of Salamanca[18].
  • Diego de Espinosa's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[19].
  • Diego de Espinosa's image is recorded as Cardenal Diego de Espinosa.jpg[20].
  • Diego de Espinosa is recorded as male[21].
  • Diego de Espinosa's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Diego de Espinosa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 86881678[23].
  • Diego de Espinosa's Commons category is recorded as Diego de Espinosa Arévalo[24].
  • Diego de Espinosa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ldygn[25].
  • Diego de Espinosa's family name is recorded as De Espinosa[26].
  • Diego de Espinosa's given name is recorded as Diego[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Martín Muñoz de las Posadas[2], Diego de Espinosa… Recorded date of birth include +1513-09-00T00:00:00Z[3], +1502-09-01T00:00:00Z[11], and +1512-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].

Education

Diego de Espinosa's education included a stint at University of Salamanca[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], jurist[7], Catholic deacon[8], and Catholic bishop[9]. Positions held include Grand Inquisitor of Spain[14], a historical position[28], in Spain[29], founded in 1483[30]; cardinal priest[15], a position[31]; and Roman Catholic Bishop of Siguenza[16], a historical episcopal title[32], in Spain[33].

Personal Life

Diego de Espinosa's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[19].

Death and Burial

Diego de Espinosa died on +1572-09-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Madrid[4].

Why It Matters

Diego de Espinosa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Diego de Espinosa born?

Born in Martín Muñoz de las Posadas[2], Diego de Espinosa…

Where did Diego de Espinosa die?

Diego de Espinosa died in Madrid[4].

What did Diego de Espinosa do for work?

Diego de Espinosa worked as Catholic priest[6], jurist[7], Catholic deacon[8], and Catholic bishop[9].

Where did Diego de Espinosa go to school?

Diego de Espinosa was educated at University of Salamanca[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] . webdept.fiu.edu. webdept.fiu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . historia-hispanica.rah.es. historia-hispanica.rah.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation Catholic priest, jurist, Catholic deacon +1
    Place of death Madrid
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