Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta
| Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta | |
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| Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 1568 |
| Term ended | October 17, 1575 |
| Predecessor | Bartolomé Sebastián Valero de Arroítia |
| Successor | Antonio Agustín y Albanell |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Vitale (1570) Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino in Montibus (1570–1572) Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1572–1575) |
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| Consecration | 1561 |
| Created Cardinal | March 10, 1570 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Gaspar de Gaeta Alonso |
| Born | ca. 1511 Trujillo, Spain |
| Died | October 17, 1575 (aged 64) Tarragona, Spain |
| Buried | Tarragona Cathedral |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Residence | Archbishop's Palace of Tarragona |
| Parents | Francisco de Gaeta María Alonso de Cervantes |
| Previous post |
Bishop of Messina, Italy (1561–1564) Bishop of Salerno, Italy (1564–1568) |
| Alma mater |
University of Salamanca University of Paris |
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Styles of Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta (Trujillo, 1511 – Tarragona, October 17, 1575) was a Spanish cardinal of the 16th century. He was a relative of the famous Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes.
He was born in Trujillo to Francisco de Gaeta and María Alonso de Cervantes. He studied at the Santa Cruz de Cañizares College of the University of Salamanca and at the University of Paris, and later he was appointed councillor and delegate of the Grand Inquisitor of the Kingdom of Aragon.
Cervantes was vicar general of the diocese of León,inquisitor and vicar general of the archdiocese of Seville, and inquisitor in Zaragoza and Naples. In 1561 he was elected archbishop of Messina, and later, in 1566, archbishop of Salerno, where he organized several ecclesial synods. Cervantes participated in the Council of Trent, where he stood out for his eloquence and wisdom, thus winning Pope Pius IV's confidence. This Pope entrusted him ecclesiastical matters of high importance. In 1568 was appointed archbishop of Tarragona, but he did not arrive to Tarragona until 1572.
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