Gabriel Gómez de Sandoval y Arraita
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BornSeptember 23, 1647 Spain
Died1700, New Kingdom of Granada
SpouseMaría Josefa Cortés de Mesa Maldonado
ChildrenÚrsula de Vergara Azcárate Gómez de Sandoval y Mesa
Gabriel Gómez de Sandoval y Arraita | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 23, 1647 Spain |
| Died | 1700, New Kingdom of Granada |
| Spouse | María Josefa Cortés de Mesa Maldonado |
| Children | Úrsula de Vergara Azcárate Gómez de Sandoval y Mesa |
| Parent(s) | Count of Lerma Juan Gómez de Sandoval & Maria Goméz de Arratia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Rank | Sergeant Major |
Gabriel Gómez de Sandoval y Arratia was a sergeant major of the Spanish Royal Army during the 17th-century. Gómez commissioned the Chapel of the Tabernacle (Capilla del Sagrario) of Bogotá, The chapel was built between 1660 and 1700 during the reign of Philip the fourth of Spain.[1] It predates the Primatial Cathedral by well over 100 years, and Gómez de Sandoval oversaw the entire project. He died shortly after it was consecrated in 1700.[2]
The Chapel of the Tabernacle (Capilla del Sagrario) is an independent building connected to the Cathedral of Bogotá. It is located on Plaza de Bolívar in La Candelaria.
