When Tomás de Berlanga returned to the Berlanga de Duero from America, he brought with him a cayman from the Chagres River in Panama. This cayman measured 3 meters. It is currently on display in the Colegiata de Nuestra Señora del Mercado in Berlanga de Duero.[5]
^Leon, P., 1998, The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles of the New World Encounter, edited and translated by Cook and Cook, Durham: Duke University Press, ISBN9780822321460
^"Algunos de los animales disecados más antiguos que se conservan".
tomás, berlanga, fray, 1487, august, 1551, fourth, bishop, panamá, most, reverendbishop, panamastatue, fray, tomás, berlanga, duerochurchcatholic, churchdiocesediocese, panamapredecessorvicente, valverdesuccessorpablo, torresordersconsecration1534by, francisco. Fray Tomas de Berlanga 1487 8 August 1551 was the fourth Bishop of Panama 1 2 Most ReverendTomas de BerlangaBishop of PanamaStatue of Fray Tomas in Berlanga de DueroChurchCatholic ChurchDioceseDiocese of PanamaPredecessorVicente de ValverdeSuccessorPablo de TorresOrdersConsecration1534by Francisco Mendoza de BobadillaPersonal detailsBorn1487Berlanga de Duero SpainDied8 August 1551 age 64 Berlanga de Duero SpainNationalitySpanishBiography editTomas de Berlanga was born in Berlanga de Duero in Soria Spain 3 On February 11 1534 Pope Clement VII appointed him Bishop of Panama On May 17 1534 he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla Bishop of Coria 3 Francisco Mendoza Bishop of Palencia was co consecrator with Father Francisco de Navarra y Hualde assisting 3 In 1535 he sailed to Peru to settle a dispute between Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro over division of territory after the conquest of the Inca Empire 4 388 His ship stalled when the winds died and strong currents carried him out to the Galapagos Islands which he thus discovered on March 10 1535 He sent an account of the adventure and discovery to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Berlanga resigned his see in 1537 3 When Tomas de Berlanga returned to the Berlanga de Duero from America he brought with him a cayman from the Chagres River in Panama This cayman measured 3 meters It is currently on display in the Colegiata de Nuestra Senora del Mercado in Berlanga de Duero 5 References edit Fray Tomas de Berlanga Catholic Encyclopedia article Eubel Konrad 1923 Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi Vol III second ed Munster Libreria Regensbergiana p 268 in Latin a b c d Cheney David M Bishop Tomas de Berlanga O P Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved June 16 2018 self published Leon P 1998 The Discovery and Conquest of Peru Chronicles of the New World Encounter edited and translated by Cook and Cook Durham Duke University Press ISBN 9780822321460 Algunos de los animales disecados mas antiguos que se conservan External links and additional sources editCheney David M Archdiocese of Panama Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved March 25 2018 for Chronology of Bishops self published Chow Gabriel Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panama GCatholic org Retrieved March 25 2018 for Chronology of Bishops self published Varon Gabai Rafael 1997 Francisco Pizarro and His Brothers University of Oklahoma Press pp 54 61 ISBN 080612833X Catholic Church titlesPreceded byVicente de Valverde Bishop of Panama1534 1537 Succeeded byPablo de TorresPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Panama Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomas de Berlanga amp oldid 1212980747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
