Juan Álvarez de Toledo was a Spanish Dominican

Dominican Order

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 and Cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

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, from 1538. Considered papabile

Papabile

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in the papal conclave (1549-1550), he was initially running second in votes to Reginald Pole. He was again a candidate in 1555.
He was an influential figure in the history of the University of Santiago de Compostela

University of Santiago de Compostela

The Royal University of Santiago de Compostela - USC is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia....

, sanctioning a division of lay from religious studies.

He was bishop of Córdoba in 1532, and bishop of Burgos in 1537. He was bishop of Albano in 1553, and bishop of Frascati in 1555.

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