Cristóbal de Torres

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Cristóbal de Torres was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican friar and archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá who played a key role in colonial New Granada’s religious and educational life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic theologian
Dominican friar
Roman Catholic archbishop
Spanish person
human
university founder
affiliation Catholic Church in New Granada NERFINISHED
Spanish Crown (colonial church hierarchy) NERFINISHED
areaServed Archdiocese of Santafé de Bogotá NERFINISHED
Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Spain
denomination Roman Catholic
educatedAt Dominican institutions in Spain
familyName de Torres NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork colonial ecclesiastical governance
religious education
theology
givenName Cristóbal NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Spaniard
influenced Development of higher education in New Granada
Organization of the colonial church in New Granada
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memberOf Order of Preachers NERFINISHED
notableFor Founding a major college in Santafé de Bogotá
Key role in colonial New Granada’s educational life
Key role in colonial New Granada’s religious life
notableWork Defense of ecclesiastical privileges in colonial society NERFINISHED
Founding of Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario NERFINISHED
Promotion of higher education in New Granada
Reforms in ecclesiastical administration in Santafé de Bogotá NERFINISHED
Support for missionary activity in New Granada
occupation archbishop
educator
friar
theologian
university administrator
partOf Colonial clergy of the Spanish Empire
placeOfActivity Santafé de Bogotá NERFINISHED
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá NERFINISHED
Bishop in the Viceroyalty of New Granada
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Santafé de Bogotá NERFINISHED
title Archbishop
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Universidad del Rosario founder Cristóbal de Torres
this entity surface form: Fray Cristóbal de Torres y Motones
Universidad del Rosario founder Cristóbal de Torres