Luis María Martínez
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Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez was the Catholic archbishop of Mexico and the first official Primate of Mexico. He was also a scholar and poet, and a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua.
Portrait by José Clemente Orozco, before 1950
Juan de Zumárraga
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Juan de Zumárraga, OFM was a Spanish Basque Franciscan prelate and the first Bishop of Mexico. He was also the region's first inquisitor. He wrote Doctrina breve, the first book published in the Weste
Luis María Martínez
…relationship with the people. He presided over the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the coronation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, declaring, "I am Zumárraga" to draw Mexicans who have "wandered" back to the church. He joined the Academy in 1953, and many of his sermons were translated into French, Italian…
Juan de Zumarraga
Juan de Zumárraga, the first archbishop and inquisitor of Mexico City
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