García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz

García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz was born in modern-day Mexico.^[2][3] On June 19, 1691, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VIII as Bishop of Durango.^[1][2] On December 7, 1692, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa, Archbishop of México.^[2] On August 8, 1701, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Michoacán; he was installed on March 4, 1703.^[1][2] On January 14, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Tlaxcala; he was installed on May 30, 1704.^[1][2] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on March 6, 1706.^[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Diego de Gorospe e Irala, Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1702), and Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza, Bishop of Durango (1703).^[2]

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