Diego de Deza

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Diego de Deza was a late 15th- and early 16th-century Spanish Dominican friar and theologian who became a powerful figure in the Catholic Church and a leading organizer of the Spanish Inquisition.

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Diego de Deza canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dominican friar
Grand Inquisitor of Spain
Roman Catholic bishop
human
theologian
activeYearsEnd early 16th century
activeYearsStart late 15th century
appointedBy Ferdinand II of Aragon
Isabella I of Castile
birthDate 1444
birthPlace Toro, Crown of Castile
Toro, Zamora, Spain
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Spain
deathDate 1523
deathPlace Seville, Crown of Castile
Seville
surface form: Seville, Spain
educatedAt University of Salamanca
employer University of Salamanca
era Early modern period
Late Middle Ages
familyName de Deza
fieldOfWork canon law
theology
givenName Diego
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memberOf Dominican friars
surface form: Dominican Order

Order of Preachers
name Diego de Deza self-link
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableRole leading organizer of the Spanish Inquisition
notableWork organization of the Spanish Inquisition
occupation Roman Catholic bishop
inquisitor
theologian
university professor
partOf Spanish Inquisition
positionHeld Archbishop of Seville
Bishop of Jaén
Bishop of Salamanca
Bishop of Zamora
Grand Inquisitor of Spain
Inquisitor General of Spain
confessor to the Catholic Monarchs
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
studentOf Hernando de Talavera
supported voyages of Christopher Columbus
teacherOf Christopher Columbus

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Grand Inquisitor notableOfficeHolder Diego de Deza
Diego de Deza name Diego de Deza self-link