Juan Pardo de Tavera (1472–1545) was a cardinal and was Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain (1534–1545), Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1539–1545), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1524–1534), Bishop of Osma (1523–1524), Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1514–1523) and President of the Royal Council (1524-1539).
Posthumous Portrait of Juan Pardo de Tavera by El Greco
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toledo
The Archdiocese of Toledo is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Spain. They are also the Primates of Spain. It was, according to tradition established in the 1st century by James the Great and was elevated to an archdiocese in 313 after the Edict of Milan. The incumbent Metropolitan Archbishop also bears the title Primate of Spain and since 1937 the title General Vicar of the Armies
Archbishop's Palace (Palacio Arzobispal) in Toledo
Main entrance to the Cathedral