Pedro González de Mendoza, Cardinal of Spain

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Pedro González de Mendoza, Cardinal of Spain, was a powerful 15th-century Spanish churchman and statesman who served the Catholic Monarchs and played a key role in the unification of Spain.

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instanceOf Catholic cardinal
Spanish nobleman
human
statesman
canonizationStatus not canonized
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Spain
dateOfBirth 1428
dateOfDeath 1495
educatedAt University of Bologna
University of Salamanca
employer Catholic Monarchs
Crown of Castile
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Isabella I of Castile
era 15th century
ethnicGroup Castilian
familyName González de Mendoza
father Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana
fullName Pedro González de Mendoza
givenName Pedro
memberOf College of Cardinals
mother Catalina Suárez de Figueroa
nativeLanguage Spanish
nobleTitle member of the House of Mendoza
notableFor influence in late medieval Castilian politics
supporting the dynastic claims of Isabella I
notableWork political support for the Catholic Monarchs
role in the unification of Spain
support for the Spanish Inquisition
support for the conquest of Granada
occupation bishop
cardinal
diplomat
politician
statesman
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Guadalajara
placeOfDeath Crown of Castile
Guadalajara
positionHeld Archbishop of Toledo
Bishop of Calahorra
Bishop of Sigüenza
Cardinal of Spain
Chancellor of Castile
Grand Cardinal of Spain
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado
workLocation Castile
Toledo

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House of Mendoza member Pedro González de Mendoza, Cardinal of Spain
Archdiocese of Toledo notableFormerArchbishop Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza
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