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Zumarraga, Juan de
1468 - Birth of the Spanish Franciscan churchman who served as Mexico’s first bishop and archbishop.
1528 - He arrived in Mexico on the 6th of December. He was the bishop-elected protector and defender of the Indians.
1935 - He served as the inquisitor of the Indians.
1536 - He helped buildingthe Colegio de la Santa Cruz de Santiago Tlatelolco in Mexico City, the first seminary in the New World.
1539 - He helped in establishing the New World's first printing press.
1548 - Died in Mexico on the 3rd of June.
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