Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
17th-century Catholic bishop
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Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1624, Bogotá – March 29, 1688) was a Spanish Neogranadine Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Panamá (1676–1688)[1] and the Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676).[2][3] He authored the Historia general de las conquistas de; Nuevo Reyno de Granada, a la S.C.R.M. de D. Carlos Segundo, 1688, which has shaped colonial era and modern understandings of the Muisca indigenous people.[4]
Most Reverend Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Panama | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Panamá |
| In office | 1676–1688 |
| Predecessor | Antonio de León y Becerra |
| Successor | Diego Ladrón de Guevara |
| Previous post | Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1669 by Antonio Sanz Lozano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1624 |
| Died | March 29, 1688 (age 64) |
| Parents | Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita (father) Catalina de Collantes (mother) |
Biography
Lucas Fernández de Soto Piedrahita was born in Santa Fe de Bogotá as son of Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita and Catalina de Collantes.[5][6] He had one brother and two sisters: Gregorio Hernández de Collantes, María Sayago and Maria Fernández de Piedrahita and his mother was of Inca descent.[7] On February 27, 1668, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Santa Marta.[5] In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano, Bishop of Cartagena.[5] On November 16, 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Panamá.[5] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on March 29, 1688.[5] He was the principal consecrator of Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[5]
Muisca
Fernández de Piedrahita has contributed extensively on the knowledge about the Muisca, the inhabitants of Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the arrival of the Spanish.
