Diego Sarmiento de Valladares
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Diego Sarmiento de Valladares (1615–1695) was a Spanish
bishop
who was Grand Inquisitor
of Spain
from 1669 to 1695.
in 1615, the son of Luis Sarmiento, señor de Valladares and Inés de Arines Troncoso, señora de Camos.
Valladares was ordained
as a priest
on October 4, 1667. He was appointed Bishop of Oviedo on January 30, 1668. He was translated
on September 17, 1668, becoming Bishop of Plasencia. Charles II of Spain
also named him president of the Council of Castile
at this time, and he held that post until 1669. In 1669, he became Grand Inquisitor
of Spain
. He resigned his bishopric on April 26, 1677, but remained Grand Inquisitor until his death. In this capacity, he oversaw one of the Spanish Inquisition
's largest auto-da-fés
of the seventeenth century, held in the Plaza Mayor, Madrid in 1680.
Valladares died in Madrid
on January 29, 1695.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
who was Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor is the lead official of an Inquisition. The most famous Inquisitor General is the Spanish Dominican Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.-List of Spanish Grand Inquisitors:-Castile:-Aragon:...
of Spain
Habsburg Spain
Habsburg Spain refers to the history of Spain over the 16th and 17th centuries , when Spain was ruled by the major branch of the Habsburg dynasty...
from 1669 to 1695.
Biography
Diego Sarmiento de Valladares was born in VigoVigo
Vigo is a city and municipality in north-west Spain, in Galicia, situated on the ria of the same name on the Atlantic Ocean.-Population:...
in 1615, the son of Luis Sarmiento, señor de Valladares and Inés de Arines Troncoso, señora de Camos.
Valladares was ordained
Holy Orders
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as a priest
Priesthood (Catholic Church)
The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
on October 4, 1667. He was appointed Bishop of Oviedo on January 30, 1668. He was translated
Translation (ecclesiastical)
Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan Bishop*From Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan Bishop*From one country's Episcopate to another...
on September 17, 1668, becoming Bishop of Plasencia. Charles II of Spain
Charles II of Spain
Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies...
also named him president of the Council of Castile
Council of Castile
The Council of Castile , known earlier as the Royal Council , was a ruling body and key part of the domestic government of the Crown of Castile, second only to the monarch himself. It was established under Queen Isabella I in 1480 as the chief body dealing with administrative and judicial matters...
at this time, and he held that post until 1669. In 1669, he became Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor is the lead official of an Inquisition. The most famous Inquisitor General is the Spanish Dominican Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.-List of Spanish Grand Inquisitors:-Castile:-Aragon:...
of Spain
Habsburg Spain
Habsburg Spain refers to the history of Spain over the 16th and 17th centuries , when Spain was ruled by the major branch of the Habsburg dynasty...
. He resigned his bishopric on April 26, 1677, but remained Grand Inquisitor until his death. In this capacity, he oversaw one of the Spanish Inquisition
Spanish Inquisition
The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition , commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition , was a tribunal established in 1480 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the Medieval...
's largest auto-da-fés
Auto-da-fé
An auto-da-fé was the ritual of public penance of condemned heretics and apostates that took place when the Spanish Inquisition or the Portuguese Inquisition had decided their punishment, followed by the execution by the civil authorities of the sentences imposed...
of the seventeenth century, held in the Plaza Mayor, Madrid in 1680.
Valladares died in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
on January 29, 1695.