Marcos de Torres y Rueda

Interim Viceroy of New Spain and Catholic bishop
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Marcos de Torres y Rueda

Summary

Marcos de Torres y Rueda is a human[1]. His place of birth was Almazán[2]. He was born on 1588[3]. He died in Mexico City[4]. He died on April 22, 1649[5]. He worked as a Latin Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda was born in Almazán[2].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda died in Mexico City[4].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda was born on 1588[3].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda died on April 22, 1649[5].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda held citizenship in Spain[9].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda worked as a Latin Catholic priest[6].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda held the position of Viceroy of New Spain[10].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda held the position of Bishop of Yucatán[11].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda's education included a stint at University of Alcalá[12].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda's education included a stint at University of Valladolid[13].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda is recorded as male[15].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda's Commons category is recorded as Marcos de Torres y Rueda[17].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda's given name is recorded as Marcos[18].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[19].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Marcos de Torres y Rueda'}[20].
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda's consecrator is recorded as Juan de Palafox y Mendoza[21].

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Origins and Family

Marcos de Torres y Rueda's place of birth was Almazán[2]. He was born on 1588[3].

Education

Educated at University of Alcalá[12], a Catholic university[22], in Spain[23], founded in 1499[24], headquartered in University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares[25] and University of Valladolid[13], a public university[26], in Spain[27], founded in 1241[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Latin Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include Viceroy of New Spain[10], a historical position[29] and Bishop of Yucatán[11].

Personal Life

Marcos de Torres y Rueda's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Death and Burial

Marcos de Torres y Rueda died on April 22, 1649[5]. He passed away in Mexico City[4].

Why It Matters

Marcos de Torres y Rueda ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Marcos de Torres y Rueda born?

Born in Almazán[2], Marcos de Torres y Rueda…

Where did Marcos de Torres y Rueda die?

Marcos de Torres y Rueda died in Mexico City[4].

What did Marcos de Torres y Rueda do for work?

Marcos de Torres y Rueda worked as Latin Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Marcos de Torres y Rueda go to school?

Marcos de Torres y Rueda was educated at University of Alcalá[12] and University of Valladolid[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  2. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Latin Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    Place of death Mexico City
    Instance of human
    Country of citizenship Spain
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