Ramón Torrijos y Gómez
Ramón Torrijos y Gómez was a Spanish ecclesiastic, fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna and subsequently Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz.Episcopate
He was later appointed by Pope Leo XIII as Bishop of the Diocese of Tenerife on November 25, 1887. He took possession of the diocese on December 8, 1888 in the Cathedral of La Laguna. During his pontificate he made the canonical Coronation of the Virgin of Candelaria, on October 13, 1889, being the fifth Marian image of Spain to be crowned.
He also acquired the Salazar Palace of San Cristóbal de La Laguna as the seat and residence of the bishops of this diocese. In total he ordered 31 diocesan priests. On September 10, 1894, he was transferred to Badajoz, where he died in 1903.
