Diego Vázquez de Mercado
Diego Vázquez de Mercado' was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila and the Bishop of the Diocese of Yucatán.Biography
Diego Vázquez de Mercado was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Spain. On November 5, 1603, Pope Clement VIII appointed him Bishop of Yucatán, Mexico. He was consecrated bishop on June 13, 1604 by García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, Archbishop of México. May 28, 1608, Pope Paul V appointed him Archbishop of Manila.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Arce, Bishop of Cebu, and principal co-consecrator of Alonso de Peralta, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas.
