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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Juan de Zumarraga |
 | | At the instance of the emperor, Paul III separated (11 February, 1546) the See of Mexico from the metropolitan See of Seville, and erected the Archdiocese of Mexico, appointing Bishop Zumárraga first archbishop and designating the dioceses of Oaxaca, Michoacan, Tlaxcala, Guatemala, and Ciudad Real de Chiapas, as suffragans. |
 | | Fearful of the consequences, Guzmán left Mexico, 22 December, 1529, and began his famous expedition to Michoacan, Jalisco, and Sinaloa. |
 | | Born at Durango in the Basque provinces in 1468; died in Mexico, 3 June, 1548. |
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