Most Reverend Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita | |
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| Bishop of Panama | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Panamá |
| In office | 1676–1688 |
| Predecessor | Antonio de León y Becerra |
| Successor | Diego Ladrón de Guevara |
| Previous post | Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676) |
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| Consecration | 1669 by Antonio Sanz Lozano |
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| Born | 1624 |
| Died | March 29, 1688 (age 64) |
| Parents | Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita (father) Catalina de Collantes (mother) |
Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1624,Bogotá – March 29, 1688) was a Spanish NeogranadineRoman Catholic prelate who served as theBishop of Panamá (1676–1688)[1]and theBishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676).[2][3] He authored theHistoria general de las conquistas de; Nuevo Reyno de Granada, a la S.C.R.M. de D. Carlos Segundo, 1688, which has shaped colonial era and modern understandings of theMuisca indigenous people.[4]
Lucas Fernández de Soto Piedrahita was born inSanta Fe de Bogotá as son of Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita and Catalina de Collantes.[5][6] He had one brother and two sisters: Gregorio Hernández de Collantes, María Sayago and Maria Fernández de Piedrahita and his mother was ofInca descent.[7] On February 27, 1668, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed byPope Clement IX asBishop of Santa Marta.[5] In 1669, he was consecrated bishop byAntonio Sanz Lozano,Bishop of Cartagena.[5] On November 16, 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed byPope Innocent XI asBishop of Panamá.[5] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on March 29, 1688.[5] He was the principal consecrator ofSancho de Andrade de Figueroa,Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[5]
Fernández de Piedrahita has contributed extensively on the knowledge about theMuisca, the inhabitants ofAltiplano Cundiboyacense before the arrival of the Spanish.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Santa Marta 1668–1676 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Panamá 1676–1688 | Succeeded by |
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