Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola
Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Burgos, Archbishop of Cartagena, and as Archbishop of Mexico.Biography
Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola was born in Cañas, La Rioja, Spain. On August 9, 1627, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Mexico. April 12, 1628, he was consecrated bishop by Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, Bishop of Michoacán. He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his resignation on July 20, 1634. On October 5, 1637, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Cartagena. On October 8, 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Burgos where he served until his death on December 27, 1655.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan Velasco Acevedo, Bishop of Orense ; Pedro Luis Manso Zuñiga, Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos ; and Juan Bravo Lasprilla, Bishop of Lugo.
